Treatment of bulimia with phenelzine: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study
BT Walsh, JW Stewart, SP Roose… - Archives of General …, 1984 - jamanetwork.com
• Twenty bulimic women of normal weight participated in a double-blind trial studying the
effects of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Nine women received phenelzine sulfate
and 11 received placebo. Although phenelzine's side effects were a problem, the
phenelzine-treated patients reported significantly fewer binges per week and had a lower
Eating Attitudes Test score. Five of the nine phenelzine-treated patients ceased binging
entirely and the other four reduced their binge frequency by at least 50%; none of the 11 …
effects of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Nine women received phenelzine sulfate
and 11 received placebo. Although phenelzine's side effects were a problem, the
phenelzine-treated patients reported significantly fewer binges per week and had a lower
Eating Attitudes Test score. Five of the nine phenelzine-treated patients ceased binging
entirely and the other four reduced their binge frequency by at least 50%; none of the 11 …