title: Treatment of bulimia nervosa: where are we and where are we going?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review the extant treatment literature on bulimia nervosa and to offer suggestions for future research directions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The available treatment studies regarding both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy are reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy appear to play a role in the treatment of bulimia nervosa; however, available data suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy remains the treatment of choice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Additional work is clearly indicated regarding assisted and unassisted self-help. An enhanced form of CBT and the integrative cognitive-affective therapy both deserve further study. New approaches need to be piloted. More research is needed on treatment modeling.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. mitchell@medicine.nodak.edu
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agras
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wonderlich
mesh_terms: D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs