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Hyperphagia and self-mutilation in Prader-Willi syndrome: psychopharmacological issues
J A Yaryura-Tobias1, M S Grunes, M E Bayles
1Department of Biopsychosocial Research Institute for Biobehavioral Therapy and Research, Great Neck, NY 11021, USA.
Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD
|March 23, 2000
Abstract:
This study focused in the treatment of two major Prader-Willi symptoms: hyperphagia and self-injurious behavior (SIB). Four patients participated in a four-year study with monthly follow-ups. Patients lived in a behaviorally structured environment, and were treated with selective serotonin reuptake blockers and phenothiazines. Psychopharmacological intervention improved SIB symptoms, but was ineffective to control appetite satiation.