Two females with severe anorexia nervosa were treated with olanzapine in open trials. Olanzapine was tried because it has caused weight gain in other patient groups. Both anorexic patients had a chronic illness and had failed multiple other treatments. Olanzapine administration was associated with w
Olanzapine treatment of anorexia nervosa: A retrospective study
β Scribed by Malina, Amanda ;Gaskill, Jill ;McConaha, Claire ;Frank, Guido K. ;LaVia, Maria ;Scholar, Lisa ;Kaye, Walter H.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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