Life on the Brink: Anorexia Nervosa and Lethality

Patients with anorexia nervosa are at risk of death from suicide and from the consequences of the eating disorder.  Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether the eating disorder behaviors themselves constitute a slow form of suicide. This presentation for primary care and mental health clinicians will address treatment options (and limitations) for patients with anorexia nervosa who are at risk of death from suicide and/or their eating disorders.