Combination of antidepressants and psychological treatments for bulimia nervosa: A systematic review

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 256-264

  Bacaltchuk, Josué ^a,d   Trefiglio, R P ^a   Oliveira, I R ^b   Hay, P ^c   Lima, M S ^d   Mari, J J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Bulimia nervosa; Meta analysis; Psychotherapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BULIMIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034020746     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.101004256.x     Document Type: Review

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