Psychopharmacological management of binge eating disorder
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Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is a common atypical eating disorder. The treatment of BED calls for multi-professional expertise and co-operation between doctors, psychologists and nutritional therapists. Different therapeutic and psychosocial approaches are the primary means in treating BED. Medication may be used as supportive treatment. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most studied drugs in this context. This is a review article on studies examining the efficacy of the psychopharmacological treatment of BED.
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