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Prozac Not Helpful for Anorexia Nervosa

Antidepressant drugs such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are not helpful for patients with anorexia nervosa, indicates an important 2006 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that fluoxetine neither helped patients gain weight nor protected against relapse after weight restoration. The researchers recommend that more emphasis be placed on behavioral and psychological interventions, rather than on antidepressant drug the...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Eating Disorders Linked to Narcolepsy
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...that victims of narcolepsy also often suffer from eating disorders as well. Those who did not... Read more »

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Symptoms of Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

  There are two main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Some experts have... Read more »

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Study on Disturbed eating behavior in type 1 women
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...(DEB), which includes sub-threshold and full-syndrome eating disorders (ED's) and mild eating... Read more »

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ADHD and Eating Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...females) with ADHD may have an increased risk of eating disorders as well. Girls with ADHD are... Read more »

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Girls with ADHD: Watch for depression and eating disorders
By Terry Matlen, ACSW , Health Expert

...ADHD are more likely to suffer major depression and eating disorders that non-ADHD girls. Girls... Read more »

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Eating Disorders: Resources
...Healthwww.anad.org -- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorderswww.aedweb.org -- Academy for Eating Disorderswww.nationaleatingdisorders.org -- Eating Disorders Awareness... Read more »
Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
...young adults. However, new research finds that they are increasingly prevalent among young children. Eating disorders are more difficult to identify in young children because they are rarely... Read more »
Eating Disorders: Introduction
Eating disorders are behavioral issues brought on by a complex interplay of factors, which may include emotional and personality disorders, family pressures, a possible genetic or... Read more »
Eating Disorders: Treatment
The first major difficulty in treating eating disorders is resistance by everyone involved:The anorexic patient often believes that the emaciation is normal and even attractive.The bulimic... Read more »
Eating Disorders: Causes
CausesThere is no single cause for eating disorders. Although concerns about weight and body shape play a role in all eating disorders, the actual cause of these disorders appear to result from many... Read more »

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