Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of psychological and pharmacological treatments for binge eating disorder

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-217

  Vocks, Silja ^a   Tuschen Caffier, Brunna ^b   Pietrowsky, Reinhard ^c   Rustenbach, Stephan Jeff ^d   Kersting, Anette ^e   Herpertz, Stephan ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Binge eating disorder; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Pharmacotherapy; Weight loss treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; DESIPRAMINE; DEXFENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; PHENTERMINE; PLACEBO; SERTRALINE; SIBUTRAMINE; TOPIRAMATE; VENLAFAXINE; ZONISAMIDE;

ABSTINENCE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77949383399     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20696     Document Type: Review

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