Treatment of Compulsive Eating Disturbances with Anticonvulsant Medication

Richard S. Green, M.D., and John H. Rau, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.1974.131.4.428

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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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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 131 • Number 4 • April 1974

Pages: 428 - 432

PubMed: 4814912

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Published in print: April 1974

Published online: 24 April 2020

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Richard S. Green, M.D.

The authors are with Long Island Jewish—Hillside Medical Center, P.O. Box 38, Glen Oaks, N.Y. 11004, where Dr. Green is Associate Director, Department of Psychiatry, and Dr. Rau is Senior Psychologist, Department of Psychology. Dr. Green is also Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical Collegc, New York, N.Y.

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John H. Rau, Ph.D.

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Treatment of Compulsive Eating Disturbances with Anticonvulsant Medication

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