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Eating Disorders

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: The effectiveness of antidepressant medication in the short-term treatment of bulimia nervosa is well established. Recent research has focused on the relative advantages of medication, psychotherapy, and combined treatment approaches for this syndrome, and on whether medication is useful in the treatment of obese individuals who binge eat but do not purge. The available studies suggest that medication is of limited use during the acute treatment of anorexia nervosa, but there is recent interest in the role of fluoxetine in reducing the risk of relapse.

Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

DOI: 10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30437-1

Authors: B. Timothy Walsh, Michael J. Devlin

Institutions: New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,690