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Pharmacological management of binge eating disorder: current and emerging treatment options.


ABSTRACT: Growing evidence suggests that pharmacotherapy may be beneficial for some patients with binge eating disorder (BED), an eating disorder characterized by repetitive episodes of uncontrollable consumption of abnormally large amounts of food without inappropriate weight loss behaviors. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of BED and review the rationales and data supporting the effectiveness of specific medications or medication classes in treating patients with BED. We conclude by summarizing these data, discussing the role of pharmacotherapy in the BED treatment armamentarium, and suggesting future areas for research.

SUBMITTER: McElroy SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3363296 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pharmacological management of binge eating disorder: current and emerging treatment options.

McElroy Susan L SL   Guerdjikova Anna I AI   Mori Nicole N   O'Melia Anne M AM  

Therapeutics and clinical risk management 20120508


Growing evidence suggests that pharmacotherapy may be beneficial for some patients with binge eating disorder (BED), an eating disorder characterized by repetitive episodes of uncontrollable consumption of abnormally large amounts of food without inappropriate weight loss behaviors. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of BED and review the rationales and data supporting the effectiveness of specific medications or medication classes in treating patients with BED. We conclude by summarizin  ...[more]

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