ReviewThe International journal of eating disorders2013
Biological therapies for eating disorders.
Review in The International journal of eating disorders, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Evidence-based clinical guidelines for eating disorders: international comparison.Current opinion in psychiatry · 2017Pooled it
- A Randomised Controlled Trial of Neuronavigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Anorexia Nervosa.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Overlooked and undertreated: gendered ageism in primary care management of eating disorders.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- MicroRNA-124-3p regulates NPY to affect appetite in individuals with depressive disorder.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2025Article
- Pharmacotherapy, alternative and adjunctive therapies for eating disorders: findings from a rapid review.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Review
- Psychiatric visits during the postpartum year in women with eating disorders who continue or discontinue antidepressant treatment in pregnancy.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Medication in AN: A Multidisciplinary Overview of Meta-Analyses and Systematic Reviews.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
- Eating Disorders: An Evolutionary Psychoneuroimmunological Approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Common CYP2D6, CYP2C9, and CYP2C19 Gene Variants, Health Anxiety, and Neuroticism Are Not Associated With Self-Reported Antidepressant Side Effects.Frontiers in genetics · 2019Article
- Severity of bulimia nervosa and its impact on treatment outcome.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2017Article
- Cognitive-behavioral or psychodynamic therapy for people with bulimia nervosa.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2017Article
- Psychotropic medications in adult and adolescent eating disorders: clinical practice versus evidence-based recommendations.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2016Article
- ESCAP Expert Paper: New developments in the diagnosis and treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa--a European perspective.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2015Article
- Psychopharmacologic treatment of eating disorders: emerging findings.Current psychiatry reports · 2015Review
- Application of the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework to eating disorders: emerging concepts and research.Current psychiatry reports · 2015Review
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- Pediatric feeding and eating disorders: current state of diagnosis and treatment.Current psychiatry reports · 2014Review
- Eating disorders in schizophrenia: implications for research and management.Schizophrenia research and treatment · 2014Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo provide a comprehensive review of pharmacotherapy and other biological treatments for eating disorders.
methodLiterature on this topic was systematically reviewed.
resultsThe bulimia nervosa (BN) literature underscores the utility of antidepressants, particularly SSRIs, in improving the symptoms of the disorder. The literature on binge eating disorder supports efficacy on reduction in binge eating frequency for a variety of compounds. However, such compounds have only modest effects on weight. Certain antiepileptic agents such as topiramate, if tolerated, are probably more useful in terms of weight loss. The number of controlled trials in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) in particular has been quite small, and recent meta-analyses show disappointing results using atypical antipsychotics in AN. DISCUSSION: The pharmacological treatment of eating disorders remains an underdeveloped field although drug therapy clearly plays a role in the treatment of those with BN and binge eating disorder. Other biological therapies have not been adequately studied.
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