Relapse prevention and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication in two adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

Clinicians and researchers have long struggled to find effective treatments for people with anorexia nervosa (AN). Although most clinical guidance suggests that selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication is not an effective first-line treatment for AN, in practice, these medicines continue to be frequently prescribed for comorbid diagnoses.