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Current treatment for anorexia nervosa: efficacy, safety, and adherence

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Current treatment for anorexia nervosa: efficacy, safety, and adherence
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Psychology Research and Behavior Management, October 2010
DOI 10.2147/prbm.s13814
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Lindsay P Bodell, Pamela K Keel

Abstract

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric illness associated with significant medical and psychiatric morbidity, psychosocial impairment, increased risk of death, and chronicity. Given the severity of the disorder, the establishment of safe and effective treatments is necessary. Several treatments have been tried in AN, but few favorable results have emerged. This paper reviews randomized controlled trials in AN, and provides a synthesis of existing data regarding the efficacy, safety, and adherence associated with pharmacologic and psychological interventions. Randomized controlled trials for the treatment of AN published in peer-reviewed journals were identified by electronic and manual searches. Overall, pharmacotherapy has limited benefits in the treatment of AN, with some promising preliminary findings associated with olanzapine, an antipsychotic agent. No single psychological intervention has demonstrated clear superiority in treating adults with AN. In adolescents with AN, the evidence base is strongest for the use of family therapy over alternative individual psychotherapies. Results highlight challenges in both treating individuals with AN and in studying the effects of those treatments, and further emphasize the importance of continued efforts to develop novel interventions. Treatment trials currently underway and areas for future research are discussed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Unknown 141 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 33 23%
Student > Master 27 19%
Student > Doctoral Student 18 13%
Researcher 13 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 9%
Other 8 6%
Unknown 30 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 58 41%
Medicine and Dentistry 14 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 4%
Social Sciences 6 4%
Other 16 11%
Unknown 34 24%
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