Naturalistic and Uncontrolled Pilot Study on the Efficacy of Vortioxetine in Binge Eating Disorder With Comorbid Depression

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Gloria Grasso¹  Cristina Segura-Garcia¹  Elvira Anna Carbone¹  Mariarita Caroleo²  Valentina Pugliese²  Raffaele Gaetano²  Marianna Rania²  Matteo Aloi²  Antonella Falvo²  Renato de Filippis²  Luca Steardo²  Filippo Antonio Staltari²  Giuseppina Calabrò²  Gilda Fazia²  Pasquale De Fazio² 

[1] Outpatient Service for Research and Treatment of Eating Disorders, University Hospital Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy;Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy;Psychiatric Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy;

关键词: vortioxetine;    Binge Eating Disorder;    depression;    neurocognition;    eating behavior;    weight;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2021.635502

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Binge eating disorder (BED) is clinically relevant by virtue of the global impairment, poor quality of life, and increased overall medical morbidity. The high comorbidity with psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, has received attention as a possible mediator of the poor outcome. Further, BED and depression share cognitive dysfunctions. This naturalistic and uncontrolled pilot study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of vortioxetine (VTX) on depressive symptoms in patients with BED, secondly the efficacy in improving a broad array of executive functions, and third to explore the effect on eating behavior and body weight.Methods: This pilot study involved 30 patients with BED and comorbid MDD, treated with VTX for 24 weeks. Assessments were run at baseline (t0), 4 (t1), 8 (t2), 12 (t3), and 24 (t4) weeks. Changes in depressive symptoms (HDRS and BDI), executive functions, eating behaviors (binge frequency and severity, night eating, food addiction), and body weight were estimated after treatment with VTX through GLM.Results: Significant improvements emerged after treatment with VTX in: depression (HDRS p < 0.001; BDI p = 0.002) regardless the dose of VTX and first diagnosis (BED/MDD), working memory (RAVLT acquisition p = 0.01, delay recall p < 0.001, RCFT percentage of recall p = 0.01, and Attentional Matrices p = 0.05), binge days frequency (p < 0.001), binge eating severity (BES p < 0.001), night eating (p = 0.001), food addiction (YFAS 2.0 p = 0.039), and body weight (p = 0.039). The improvement in depressive symptoms was associated with the concurrent improvement in night eating as assessed by the I-NEQ.Conclusions: VTX can be a valid therapeutic choice for patients with BED with comorbid depression in controlling the depressive symptoms, working memory, and eating behavior. Indeed, by acting on affective symptoms, neurocognitive functioning, and eating behaviors, it confirms the results already obtained with VTX in other disorders, expanding them to BED.

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