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Pharmacological treatment of acute-phase anorexia nervosa: Evidence from randomized controlled trials.

Emanuele CassioliCarolina SensiEdoardo MannucciValdo RiccaFrancesco Rotella
Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2020)
RCTs published in this field display methodological biases, low sample sizes and short follow-up periods. Further research efforts are needed in this field as no evidence has been demonstrated for the use of any psychotropic drug in acute-phase AN neither for weight recovery, nor for comorbid psychiatric symptoms.
Keyphrases
  • anorexia nervosa
  • randomized controlled trial
  • mental health
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • meta analyses
  • sleep quality
  • quality improvement
  • drug induced
  • electronic health record
  • smoking cessation