Update on the treatment of anorexia nervosa: review of clinical trials, practice guidelines and emerging interventions

• Published in: Psychological medicine Vol. 43; no. 12; pp. 2477 - 2500
• Main Authors: Watson, H. J., Bulik, C. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Age; Anorexia; Anorexia nervosa; Anorexia Nervosa - therapy; Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical decision making; Clinical guidelines; Clinical trials; Eating behavior disorders; Evidence-based medicine; Evidence-Based Practice; Humans; Interventions; Invited Review; Medical sciences; Medical treatment; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Neuropharmacology; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Psychiatry; Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer; Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer..., (alzheimer disease); Psycholeptics: tranquillizer, neuroleptic; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology; Psychotherapy; Puberty; Treatments; cognitive behavioral therapy; family therapy; treatment; reviews; antipsychotics; antidepressants; clinical trials; family-based treatment; Anorexia nervosa; eating disorders; systematic reviews; Cognitive therapy; Neuroleptic; Psychotropic; Pharmacotherapy; Review; Eating disorder; Recommendation; Treatment; Family psychotherapy; Antidepressant agent; Antipsychotic; Clinical trial; Behavior therapy

Anorexia nervosa is a potentially deadly psychiatric illness that develops predominantly in females around puberty but is increasingly being recognized as also affecting boys and men and women across the lifespan. The aim of this environmental scan is to provide an overview of best practices in anor...