The Role of Psychotropic Medications in the Management of Anorexia Nervosa: Rationale, Evidence and Future Prospects.
The Role of Psychotropic Medications in the Management of Anorexia Nervosa: Rationale, Evidence and Future Prospects.
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DOI:
10.1007/s40263-016-0335-6
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发表时间:
2016-05
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6
通讯作者:
Shott ME
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作者:
Frank GK;Shott ME
Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder without approved medication intervention. Every class of psychoactive medication has been tried to improve treatment outcome; however, randomized controlled trials have been ambiguous at best and across studies have not shown robust improvements in weight gain and recovery. Here we review the available literature on pharmacological interventions since anorexia nervosa came to greater public recognition in the 1960s. This will include a critical review of why those trials may not have been successful. We further provide a neurobiological background for the disorder and discuss how cognition, learning and emotion-regulating circuits could become treatment targets in the future. Making every effort to develop effective pharmacological treatment options for anorexia nervosa is imperative, as it continues to be a complex psychiatric disorder with high disease burden and mortality.