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D 9.GP.11. In children and adolescents with AN who require inpatient treatment andurgent weight restoration, age-related educational and social needsshould be taken into account.Binge-<strong>Eating</strong> DisorderA 9.GP.12. Patients must be in<strong>for</strong>med that all psychological treatments have alimited effect on body weight.B 9.GP.13. A possible first step in the treatment of patients with BED is to encouragethem to follow a SH programme (guided or not).B 9.GP.14. Health care professionals can consider providing BED patients with SHprogrammes (guided or not) that may yield positive results. However,this treatment is only effective in a limited number of patients with BED.D 9.GP.15. If there is a lack of evidence to guide the care of patients with EDNOS orBED, health care professionals are recommended to follow the eatingdisorder treatment that most resembles the eating disorder the patientpresents.D 9.GP.16. When psychological treatments are per<strong>for</strong>med on patients with BED, itmay be necessary in some cases to treat comorbid obesity.D 9.GP.17. Adolescents with BED must be provided with psychological treatmentsadapted to their developmental stage.Pharmacological Treatment of <strong>Eating</strong> <strong>Disorders</strong>Antidepressants (Questions 9.9.)Bulimia nervosaB 9.9.2.1.1. Patients should be in<strong>for</strong>med that antidepressant treatment can reduce thefrequency of binge-eating and purging episodes but effects are notimmediate.B 9.9.2.1.2. In the treatment of BN, pharmacological treatments other thanantidepressants are not recommended.D 9.9.2.1.3.D 9.9.2.1.4.The dose of fluoxetine used in patients with BN is greater than the doseused <strong>for</strong> treating depression (60 mg/day).Amongst SSRI antidepressants, fluoxetine is the first-choice drug <strong>for</strong>treatment of BN, in terms of acceptability, tolerability and symptomreduction.25CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR EATING DISORDERS

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