Psychopharmacology of eating disorders in children and adolescents. Review uri icon

Overview

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.

publication date

  • February 1, 2011

Research

keywords

  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychotropic Drugs

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 79251545208

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.pcl.2010.11.001

PubMed ID

  • 21281852

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 58

issue

  • 1