Pharmacologic management of eating disorders.
Treatment of eating disorders is difficult regardless of the methods employed. Pharmacologic management in anorexia nervosa and in bulimia nervosa is especially helpful when it is part of a multimodal treatment approach that includes individual, family and behavioral therapy. Care must be taken to guard against side effects, abuse and noncompliance in a group of patients that tends to be prone to all three.
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Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown.
D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002032:Bulimia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012737:Sex Factors
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors