Table 1.

Main pharmacological and psychotherapeutic options for the treatment of eating disorders

	Anorexia nervosa		Bulimia nervosa		Binge eating disorder
	Adults	Children and adolescents	Adults	Children and adolescents	Adults	Children and adolescents
Pharmacology	Fluoxetine, citalopram, sertraline, olanzapine, aripiprazole	Olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole	Fluoxetine*, citalopram, sertraline, fluvoxamine, topiramate, naltrexone, ondastentron	Fluoxetine	LDX**, topiramate	LDX
Psychotherapy	CBT-E SSCM, MANTRA, CRT CREST	FBT, adolescent- focused psychotherapy, CBT, systemic family therapy	CBT-BN, ITP, PDT	FBT, CBT	CBT, ITP, DBT, BWL	CBT, ITP, DBT

CBT-E - cognitive behaviour therapy-enhanced, SSCMI - Specialist Supportive Clinical Management, MANTRA - Maudsley Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults, CRT - cognitive remediation therapy, CREST - cognitive remediation and emotion skills training, AN-EXRP - exposure and response prevention for anorexia nervosa, ACT - acceptance and commitment therapy, DBT - dialectical behavioral therapy, FBT - family-based treatment, CBT-BN - cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa, ITP - interpersonal psychotherapy, PDT - psychodynamic psychotherapy, BWL - behavioral weight loss, LDX - lisdexafetamine *Fluoxetine is the only approved medication for bulimia nervosa in the adult population.

^**Lisdexafetamine is the only approved medication for binge eating in the adult population.