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Use of atypical antipsychotics in individuals with anorexia nervosa

Danielle L Stutzman1

  • 1(Corresponding author) Psychiatric Pharmacist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric Mental Health Institute, Department of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aurora, Colorado; Assistant Adjoint Professor, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, danielle.stutzman@childrenscolorado.org.

The Mental Health Clinician
|February 20, 2025
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Keywords:
anorexia nervosaatypical antipsychoticseating disorders

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