Renu Kotwal, MD Assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
Rakesh Kaneria, MD Fourth-year resident in psychiatry
Anna Guerdjikova, MS PhD candidate, neuroscience program
Susan L. McElroy, MD Professor of psychiatry and neuroscience
Division of Psychopharmacology Research Department of Psychiatry University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
References
Related resources
Bray GA, Bouchard C (eds). Handbook of obesity: clinical applications (2nd ed). New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 2004.
Cooper Z, Zairburn CG, Hawker DM. Cognitive behavioral treatment of obesity. A clinician’s guide. New York: Guilford Press, 2003.
Carter WP, Hudson JI, Lalonde JK, et al. Pharmacologic treatment of binge eating disorder. Int J Eat Disord 2003;34(suppl):S74-88.
Drug brand names
Bupropion • Wellbutrin
Citalopram • Celexa
Desipramine • Norpramin
Fluoxetine • Prozac
Fluvoxamine • Luvox
Imipramine • Tofranil
Lamotrigine • Lamictal
Lithium • Eskalith, others
Orlistat • Xenical
Sertraline • Zoloft
Sibutramine • Meridia
Topiramate • Topamax
Venlafaxine • Effexor
Zonisamide • Zonegran
Disclosure
Dr. Kotwal receives grant support from Elan Corporation and is a speaker for Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical and Pfizer Inc.
Dr. Kaneria and Ms. Guerdjikova report no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
Dr. McElroy is a consultant to Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Elan Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Eli Lilly and Co., and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical. She receives grant/research support from Elan Pharmaceuticals, Forest Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, and Sanofi-Synthelabo and is a speaker for Eli Lilly and Co. and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical.