title: Antidepressant treatment of bulimia: preliminary experience and practical recommendations.
abstract: Bulimia--the syndrome of compulsive binge-eating--often proves refractory to standard therapeutic techniques. However, several recent uncontrolled reports and one placebo-controlled study have suggested that bulimia may often respond to antidepressant medications. The present report amplifies on the existing literature with data from 65 consecutive bulimic patients treated with a variety of antidepressants, and offers practical recommendations for pharmacological treatment of bulimia, derived from experience in our center.
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004351:Drug Resistance; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents