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Using the Activity-based Anorexia Rodent Model to Study the Neurobiological Basis of Anorexia Nervosa
Published on: October 22, 2015
Psychopharmacology of eating disorders in children and adolescents
Neville H Golden1, Evelyn Attia
1Division of Adolescent Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. ngolden@stanford.edu
Abstract:
Eating disorders are serious psychiatric illnesses that often present during adolescence and young adulthood. They are associated with medical as well as psychological disturbances, and pediatricians play an important role in their identification, diagnosis, and management. There has been a paucity of treatment research that specifically focuses on children and adolescents with eating disorders. This article reviews the scientific evidence for the use of psychotropic medication in the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders.
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