Experience in correcting eating disorders in the clinic of mental illness

Ivan Romash; Iryna Romash; Oksana Kukhta; Kateryna Dzivak; Hamna  Ahmed

doi:10.32437/mhgcj.v4i2.127

Authors

Ivan Romash Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-7783
Iryna Romash Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9749-7783
Oksana Kukhta Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Kateryna Dzivak Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3481-9482
Hamna Ahmed Independent Researcher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32437/mhgcj.v4i2.127

Keywords:

Metoclopramide, Ondansetron, mental illness, Eating disorders

Abstract

Introduction: Eating disorders - a class of psychogenic behavioral syndromes associated with eating disorders. The class of these disorders includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive overeating, as well as several other disorders, which are included in the international classification, to section F 50-F 59.

Purpose: The purpose of our study is to trace the dynamics of individual eating disorders in patients with various mental illnesses under the influence of corrective therapy.

Methodology: Were examined 77 patients with various mental diseases who have had eating disorders. The first (I) group included 33 patients. They have added Metoclopramide at a dose of 20 mg/day to the main treatment. The second group (II) - 44 patients who received the drug Ondansetron at a dose of 4 mg/day, respectively. The condition of all patients was assessed according to the following scales: Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), 36-Item Short-Form Health Status (SF-36). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated to study the dynamics of weight. All examinations of patients were performed at the beginning and after 14 days of treatment.

Results: According to the EAT-26 scale the average score in the I group was 29 ± 2.8 points, and in the II - 30.1 ± 2.4, respectively. According to the SF-36 questionnaire, the average total score in the I group was - 69.5 ± 1.8 before treatment, 79.5 ± 1.6 - after treatment improved by 12.5% (p <0,05). In group II - 70.8 ± 1.2 and 89.4 ± 1.5, improving by 20.8%, respectively (p <0.05). Under the influence of the therapy, the patients' manifestations of eating behavior decreased, which contributed to the growth of BMI: in group I - by 2.1 ± 1.3 kg, in group II - by 3.5 ± 2.3 kg, which is 1.6 times more.

Conclusions: The drug Ondansetron, intended for the correction of eating disorders, in combination with therapy of the underlying pathology, was likely to be more effective than Metoclopramide hydrochloride, which should be considered in practical psychiatry

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