Sertraline in underweight binge eating/purging-type eating disorders: five case reports.

Abstract

DISCUSSION:

Control trials show that antidepressants are efficacious in eating disorders. Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are used in clinical practice, there are relatively few controlled or open trials demonstrating that SSRIs are effective. We report five cases of underweight women with binge eating/purging-type eating disorders who gained weight and had reduced core eating disorder behaviors in response to sertraline.

• Authors: G K Frank, W H Kaye, M D Marcus
• Journal: The International journal of eating disorders (Int J Eat Disord) Vol. 29 Issue 4 Pg. 495-8 (May 2001) ISSN: 0276-3478 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11285589 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Chemical References

• Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
• Sertraline

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Body Weight
• Bulimia (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Sertraline (therapeutic use)