"The fact that we've got two new drugs approved will reaffirm to the public that this truly is a medical problem and there's a place for pharmacotherapy, " says Ed Hendricks, head of the Center for Weight Loss Management, which treated Mrs.
Adds psychologist Susan Zafarlotfi, a sleep disorder specialist at Hackensack University Medical Center: "This study shows that CBT as compared to pharmacotherapy works much better ... pharmacotherapy is only a crutch, " while CBT aims to fix the distorted behavior and thought patterns that cause the disorder.