Report for: Pharmacological management of binge eating disorder: current and emerging treatment options

Title	Pharmacological management of binge eating disorder: current and emerging treatment options
Published in	Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, May 2012
DOI	10.2147/tcrm.s25574
Pubmed ID	22654518
Authors	Susan McElroy, Anna I. Guerdjikova, Nicole Mori, Anne O’Melia
Abstract	Growing evidence suggests that pharmacotherapy may be beneficial for some patients with binge eating disorder (BED), an eating disorder characterized by repetitive episodes of uncontrollable consumption of abnormally large amounts of food without inappropriate weight loss behaviors. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of BED and review the rationales and data supporting the effectiveness of specific medications or medication classes in treating patients with BED. We conclude by summarizing these data, discussing the role of pharmacotherapy in the BED treatment armamentarium, and suggesting future areas for research.

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United States	2	22%
Australia	2	22%
United Kingdom	1	11%
Unknown	4	44%

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Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	6	67%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	1	11%
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors)	1	11%
Scientists	1	11%

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Canada	3	2%
United States	1	<1%
Germany	1	<1%
Brazil	1	<1%
Unknown	179	97%

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Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Researcher	31	17%
Student > Bachelor	31	17%
Student > Master	28	15%
Student > Ph. D. Student	20	11%
Student > Doctoral Student	12	6%
Other	31	17%
Unknown	32	17%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	50	27%
Psychology	43	23%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	18	10%
Neuroscience	11	6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science	7	4%
Other	21	11%
Unknown	35	19%

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