Empirically Supported Treatments for Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa

• There are no empirically supported interventions for adult anorexia nervosa
• Family Based Treatment
• Adolescent Focused Individual Therapy
• Some evidence for Olanzapine for adult outpatient persons with anorexia to promote weight gain

Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Guided Self-Help
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Fluoxetine 60 mgs
• Topiramate 100 mgs
• Bupropion is contraindicated in patients with eating disorders