NEDA TOOLKIT for Parents
Medical Treatment
A specialist should start all drug treatment.
Different psychopharmaceuticals, for example,
neuroleptics and antidepressants, have been tried
in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Controlled
studies have proved them indisputably useful only
if the disorder is linked to clear depression.
Most research on the medical treatment of
bulimia has concentrated on antidepressants
(Bacaltchuk & Hay, 2003) [A], particularly
fluoxetine, which has been found to decrease
binge eating and vomiting for about two-thirds of
bulimic patients.
Prognosis Early intervention improves prognosis.
Eating disorders comprise a severe group of
diseases that are difficult to treat. The prognosis
for the near future of anorexic patients is good,
but for the long term the prognosis is worse. The
percentage of mortality is still 5% to 16%.
Not enough follow-up research has been carried
out on the prognosis of bulimia, but the disease is
thought to last years.
Bulimia can be associated with depression, self-
destructiveness, alcohol or drug abuse, and other
psychological problems.
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