Pharmacologic Treatment of Eating Disorders

Medications are a useful adjunct to nutritional and psychotherapeutic treatments for eating disorders. Antidepressants are commonly used to treat bulimia nervosa; high-dose fluoxetine is a standard approach, but many other antidepressants can be used. Binge eating disorder can be treated with antide...

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Published inThe Psychiatric clinics of North America Vol. 42; no. 2; p. 253
Main Author Crow, Scott J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2019
Subjects
Anorexia Nervosa - drug therapy
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation - therapeutic use
Binge-Eating Disorder - drug therapy
Bulimia Nervosa - drug therapy
Central Nervous System Stimulants - therapeutic use
Fluoxetine - administration & dosage
Humans
Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate - therapeutic use
Medication
Anorexia nervosa
Binge eating disorder
Fluoxetine
Bulimia nervosa
Eating disorders
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Summary:Medications are a useful adjunct to nutritional and psychotherapeutic treatments for eating disorders. Antidepressants are commonly used to treat bulimia nervosa; high-dose fluoxetine is a standard approach, but many other antidepressants can be used. Binge eating disorder can be treated with antidepressants, with medications that diminish appetite, or with lisdexamfetamine. Anorexia nervosa does not generally respond to medications, although recent evidence supports modest weight restoration benefits from olanzapine.
ISSN:1558-3147
DOI:10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.007