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Pharmacologic Treatment of Eating Disorders.

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Abstract
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Medications are a useful adjunct to nutritional and psychotherapeutic treatments for eating disorders. Antidepressants are commonly used to treat bulimia nervosa; high-dose fluoxetine is a standard approach, but many other antidepressants can be used. Binge eating disorder can be treated with antidepressants, with medications that diminish appetite, or with lisdexamfetamine. Anorexia nervosa does not generally respond to medications, although recent evidence supports modest weight restoration benefits from olanzapine.

Year of Publication
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2019
Journal
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The Psychiatric clinics of North America
Volume
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42
Issue
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2
Number of Pages
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253-262
ISSN Number
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0193-953X
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0193-953X(19)30012-7
DOI
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10.1016/j.psc.2019.01.007
Short Title
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Psychiatr Clin North Am
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