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Olanzapine shows modest effect in patients with anorexia nervosa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30420
Subject(s) - olanzapine , anorexia nervosa , placebo , antipsychotic , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , eating disorders , alternative medicine , pathology
In what is believed to be the largest trial to date of a medication treatment for patients with anorexia nervosa, the antipsychotic olanzapine was more effective than placebo in promoting weight gain. No significant difference from placebo was seen in the psychological measure of obsessionality, however, the researchers found. Study results were published online Jan. 18 in the American Journal of Psychiatry .