rarely carried out in practice, given that the mental disorder is likely to be extremely transitory and emergency treatment is often necessary. it is more usual for physical illnesses to be treated under the mental capacity act 2005 where appropriate in these circumstances. on the other hand, enforced re-feeding of severely emaciated people with anorexia nervosa is more likely to take place under the act, because treatment is likely to be prolonged and is rarely an emergency. treatment is allowed because anorexia nervosa is classed as a mental disorder, whilst re-feeding is seen to constitute the first stage in treatment for severe cases of that mental disorder. lastly, treatment of an attempted suicide, which has been made as a direct result of a mental disorder, can be given under the act. again, in practice, this is unusual, as the emergency nature of the situation and the brief timeframe of treatment required usually dictate that treatment is given under the mental capacity act instead. community care and treatment