Restraint for nasogastric tube feeding in young people with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa: a retrospective audit
Young people in our institution admitted to the adolescent medical ward with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa who are restrained for feeding have a more complex clinical, social and behavioural profile than those who do not require restraint. Care and treatment tailored to the individual, sensitive to neurodivergence, encourages clinicians to consider the young person they are treating to reduce or prevent restraint and to inform a restraint approach that mitigates iatrogenic harm.
Authors
- Stacey Richards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4559-0927)
- Sharon Kinney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1004-511X)
- Jenny O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2137-3776)
- Meaghan Hawley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5070-0869)
- Cate Rayner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2384-0876)
- Andrew Court
- Jaclyn Dorland
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01342-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- Children's Hospital Foundation
- Royal Children's Hospital Foundation