Binge Eating Disorder (Bulimia Nervosa): Drug Therapy
Therapy goals
Improvement of the symptomatology
Avoid complications or secondary diseases
Therapy recommendations
Patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) should always be treated as outpatients whenever possible.
Improvement of symptoms by drug therapy is possible.
In principle, BN can not be treated with medication alone. Psychotherapy and nutritional therapy must always be carried out simultaneously. Note: The treatment method of first choice in adults and in children and adolescents is psychotherapy.
Psychosocial integration: this includes, above all, the (re)integration into school. In addition, the integration in groups of peers counts to lift the social isolation.
In case of existing anxiety or obsessive-compulsive symptoms: if necessary fluoxetine (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, SSRI).
