Treatment studies with cannabinoids in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review.

CONCLUSION: There are few studies and the level of evidence is low. The only properly designed, low bias and highly powered study found a weight increasing effect of dronabinol in AN, while the other, using Δ9-THC at a high dose, found no effect and where the dose may have counteracted the weight gaining effects due to adverse events. More research on cannabinoids in anorexia nervosa is warranted, especially its effects on psychopathology. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I, systematic review. PMID: 32240516 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Eating and weight disorders : EWD - April 1, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Rosager EV, Møller C, Sjögren M Tags: Eat Weight Disord Source Type: research

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