Treatment of Compulsive Eating Disturbances with Anticonvulsant Medication
Abstract
Ten patients with symptoms of compulsive eating were treated pharmacologically with diphenylhydantoin. All but one had abnormal EEGs, indicating that neurological dysregulation may have been an etiological factor. Nine patients were treated successfully. The authors suggest that compulsive eating may be a function of neurological disturbance, with psychodynamic factors determining whether patients become anorectic or ohese or maintain their weight at normal levels.
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