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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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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: 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: 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: 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: Therapy

TherapyEating disorders are nearly always treated with some form of psychiatric or psychologic treatment. Depending on the problem, different psychologic approaches may work better than... Read more »

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