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CPG for Eating Disorders

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Binge-<strong>Eating</strong> DisorderB 9.9.3.1.1. SSRI antidepressant treatment can be offered to a patient with BED,regardless of whether he/she follows a guided SH programme or not.B 9.9.3.1.2. Patients must be in<strong>for</strong>med that SSRI antidepressant treatment can reducethe frequency of binge-eating, but the duration of long-term effects isunknown. Antidepressant treatment may be beneficial <strong>for</strong> a smallnumber of patients.General Recommendations <strong>for</strong> Pharmacological Treatment (GPH) of <strong>Eating</strong><strong>Disorders</strong> (Questions 9.9.-9.15.)Anorexia nervosaD 9.GPH1. Pharmacological treatment is not recommended as the only primarytreatment <strong>for</strong> patients with AN.D 9.GPH.2. Caution should be exercised when prescribing pharmacological treatment<strong>for</strong> patients with AN who have associated comorbidities such asobsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or depression.D 9.GPH.3. Given the risk of heart complications presented by patients with AN,prescription of drugs whose side effects may affect cardiac function mustbe avoided.D 9.GPH.4. If drugs with adverse cardiovascular effects are administered, ECGmonitoring of patients should be carried out.D 9.GPH.5. All patients with AN must be warned of the adverse effects ofpharmacological treatments.CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR EATING DISORDERS26

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