Psychotropic medications in adult and adolescent eating disorders: clinical practice versus evidence-based recommendations

Aim The current study examined the frequency of psychotropic prescriptions in a clinical sample of eating disorder (ED) patients confirming earlier research indicating their use is very common but inconsistent with evidence-based recommendations. Methods The sample consisted of 501 ED patients admit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Eating and weight disorders 2016-09, Vol.21 (3), p.395-402
Hauptverfasser:	Garner, David M., Anderson, Michael L., Keiper, Christopher D., Whynott, Rachel, Parker, Lisa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adults Age Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use Child Eating disorders Evidence-Based Medicine Feeding and Eating Disorders - drug therapy Female Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Original Article Psychiatry Psychotropic drugs Psychotropic Drugs - therapeutic use Teenagers Treatment Outcome Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Aim The current study examined the frequency of psychotropic prescriptions in a clinical sample of eating disorder (ED) patients confirming earlier research indicating their use is very common but inconsistent with evidence-based recommendations. Methods The sample consisted of 501 ED patients admitted to an adult partial hospitalization or adolescent residential program. Patients were divided into two diagnostic groups: anorexia nervosa (AN = 287) and bulimia nervosa (BN = 214), as well as two age groups: adults (age ≥18; N = 318) and adolescents (age
ISSN:	1124-4909 1590-1262
DOI:	10.1007/s40519-016-0253-0