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A study of changes in genetic and environmental influences on weight and shape concern across adolescenceTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
J Abnorm Psychol 122:119-30. 2013..g., peer teasing about weight, adverse life events), and indications of the emergence of new sources of latent genetic and environmental variance over this period...- A longitudinal investigation of the impact of disordered eating on young women's quality of lifeTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Health Psychol 31:352-9. 2012..The extent to which subclinical levels of disordered eating affect quality of life (QOL) was assessed... 
An examination of the overlap between genetic and environmental risk factors for intentional weight loss and overeatingTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 42:492-7. 2009..To further our understanding of how intentional weight loss (IWL) and overeating are related, we examined the shared genetic and environmental variance between lifetime IWL and overeating...- Motivational change in an inpatient anorexia nervosa population and implications for treatmentTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 43:235-43. 2009..an inpatient anorexia nervosa population: (i) does baseline motivation predict change in eating pathology; (ii) does change in motivation predict change in eating pathology; and (iii) can we increase motivation to recover in this group?.. 
Prevalence and long-term course of lifetime eating disorders in an adult Australian twin cohortTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 40:121-8. 2006..We examine the lifetime prevalence and long-term course of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) in an adult female twin population...- A comparison of early family life events amongst monozygotic twin women with lifetime anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or major depressionTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 40:679-86. 2007..To investigate the differential profile of early family life events associated with lifetime anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and major depression (MD)... - A comparison of family functioning, temperament, and childhood conditions in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for lifetime bulimia nervosaT D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia
Am J Psychiatry 158:1155-7. 2001..The authors investigated differences between twins in nine pairs of female monozygotic twins in the Australian Twin Registry who were discordant for lifetime bulimia nervosa... - The eating disorder examination: norms and construct validity with young and middle adolescent girlsTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 41:551-8. 2008..The purpose of this investigation was to examine the norms and construct validity of the eating disorder examination (EDE) with young and middle adolescent girls... - A retrospective comparison of purging type disorders: eating disorder not otherwise specified and bulimia nervosaTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 40:1-6. 2007..In light of recent research indicating the clinical significance of eating disorder not otherwise specified-purging only (EDNOS-P), differences between women with lifetime bulimia nervosa purging subtype (BN-P) and EDNOS-P were examined... - Shared and unique risk factors between lifetime purging and objective binge eating: a twin studyT D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
Psychol Med 38:1455-64. 2008..Examination of this overlap was the focus of the current report... - Shared temperament risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a twin studyTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, P O Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Psychosom Med 70:239-44. 2008..To answer two questions about the nature of the relationship between anorexia nervosa (AN) and dimensional temperament traits: Which traits are comorbid with AN? Which traits share transmitted liabilities with AN?.. - Epidemiology of eating disorders: creating opportunities to move the current classification paradigm forwardTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 40:S27-30. 2007 - Use of latent profile analysis to identify eating disorder phenotypes in an adult Australian twin cohortTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:1377-84. 2006..The relationships among the different eating disorders that exist in the community are poorly understood, especially for residual disorders in which bingeing or purging occurs in the absence of other behaviors... - The impact of breast cancer on the lives of middle-aged women: results from the Australian longitudinal study of women's healthTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Health Psychol 24:246-51. 2005..Both groups of women with BC reported less impact on mental and emotional health than on other areas of functioning... - A randomized controlled trial of brief interventions for body dissatisfactionTracey Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
J Consult Clin Psychol 77:845-54. 2009..The evidence suggests that acceptance is a promising approach to investigate further with respect to its efficacy for reducing body dissatisfaction... - Parent, child, and social correlates of parental discipline style: a retrospective, multi-informant investigation with female twinsT D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 36:177-85. 2001..Within these three areas, we examine specific correlates of parental discipline (namely, limit setting and physical discipline) using a multiple informant model... - The influence of genetic and environmental factors in estimations of current body size, desired body size, and body dissatisfactionT D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
Twin Res 4:260-5. 2001..In common with BMI, heritability is important in influencing the estimation of current body size. Selection of desired body size for both men and women is more strongly influenced by environmental factors... - Investigation of quality of the parental relationship as a risk factor for subclinical bulimia nervosaT D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 30:389-400. 2001..We investigated the relationship between offspring pyschopathology and the parental relationship using a population-based twin registry that contained 766 complete twin pairs... - Variables associated with disturbed eating habits and overvalued ideas about the personal implications of body shape and weight in a female adolescent populationTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, P O Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, SA, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 32:39-45. 2002..Few studies exist that examine risk factors for the overvalued ideas about the personal implications of body shape and weight that are viewed as the central cognitive substrate of eating disorders... - A preliminary controlled evaluation of a school-based media literacy program and self-esteem program for reducing eating disorder risk factorsTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 33:371-83; discussion 384-7. 2003..This study compared the efficacy of a media literacy program and a self-esteem program designed to reduce general and specific risk factors for eating disorders... - Predicting worries about health after breast cancer surgeryTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Psychooncology 14:503-9. 2005..Future research should investigate which interventions can decrease denial, and whether this then decreases health fears in the aftermath of breast cancer surgery... - Shared genetic and environmental risk factors between undue influence of body shape and weight on self-evaluation and dimensions of perfectionismTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
Psychol Med 37:635-44. 2007..The model of particular interest was the common cause model, which hypothesizes that the phenotypes are caused by the same underlying genetic and environmental risk factors... - Feasibility of a cognitive-behavioural group intervention for men experiencing psychological difficulties after myocardial infarctionTracey Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, P O Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 1:109-14. 2002..People experiencing psychological distress after a cardiac event may require special follow-up and targeted interventions in order to effectively decrease levels of distress... - Sex influences on shared risk factors for bulimia nervosa and other psychiatric disordersTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Arch Gen Psychiatry 61:251-6. 2004..The examination of opposite-sex and same-sex dizygotic twins allows us to explore the sex-specific comorbidity of psychiatric disorders. To date, this question has not been explored in eating disorders... - Body mass index and breast size in women: same or different genes?Tracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Australia
Twin Res Hum Genet 13:450-4. 2010..The implications of these findings with respect to previous research linking breast size with reproductive potential are discussed... - Undue influence of weight and shape: is it distinct from body dissatisfaction and concern about weight and shape?T D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Psychol Med 41:819-28. 2011.... - A transdiagnostic approach to understanding eating disordersTracey D Wade
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:510-7. 2006..The number of LEDB was associated with the degree of impaired functioning. This impairment was associated with conflict between parents and criticism from parents when growing up... - Factors influencing attendance at cardiac rehabilitation among coronary heart disease patientsRobyn L Farley
School of Psychology, Flinders University, P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2:205-12. 2003..Innovative approaches are needed to encourage participation, including the development and evaluation of alternative formats of CR... - Individual differences in male body-image: an examination of self-objectification in recreational body buildersLisa Hallsworth
School of Psychology, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
Br J Health Psychol 10:453-65. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Bodybuilding is associated with outcomes that suggest it may not result in greater overall health for men. It was concluded that objectification theory provides a useful framework for examining body-image differences in men... - Risk factors for clinically significant importance of shape and weight in adolescent girlsSimon M Wilksch
School of Psychology, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
J Abnorm Psychol 119:206-15. 2010..Some support was found for established risk factors of disordered eating risk, while the multivariate analyses highlight the importance of developing conceptualizations of eating disorder etiology beyond the individual level... - A case series evaluation of guided self-help for bulimia nervosa using a cognitive manualBriony J Pritchard
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 36:144-56. 2004..DISCUSSION: Guided self-help using cognitive techniques is a promising first-line treatment for bulimia nervosa, with further evaluation required in a randomized, controlled trial with long-term follow-up... - Longitudinal risk factors for adverse psychological functioning six months after coronary artery bypass graft surgeryMelissa Oxlad
Flinders University, South Australia
J Health Psychol 13:79-92. 2008..Further research to identify modifiable risk factors and pre-operative psychopathology screening to determine individuals at-risk of poor psychological outcome is recommended... - The psychosocial concerns and needs of women recently diagnosed with breast cancer: a qualitative study of patient, nurse and volunteer perspectivesLisa Beatty
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Health Expect 11:331-42. 2008..To qualitatively identify the concerns and needs of Australian women recently diagnosed with breast cancer... - Reduction of shape and weight concern in young adolescents: a 30-month controlled evaluation of a media literacy programSimon M Wilksch
School of Psychology, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 48:652-61. 2009..The primary objective was to evaluate a theoretically informed media literacy program delivered to a mixed-sex, universal, young adolescent audience... - The measurement of coping responses: validity of the Billings and Moos Coping ChecklistMelissa Oxlad
School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
J Psychosom Res 57:477-84. 2004..The primary aim of the study was to investigate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the modified Coping Checklist... - The interaction of perfectionism, perceived weight status, and self-esteem to predict bulimic symptoms: the role of 'benign' perfectionismAnna Steele
School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, South Australia, Australia
Behav Res Ther 45:1647-55. 2007..It would appear that the role of perfectionism within the context of disordered eating is complex... - The contribution of optimism and quality of life to depression in an acute coronary syndrome populationAnna Steele
School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, Australia
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 3:231-7. 2004..It is therefore important to identify modifiable predictors of depression in order to develop a variety of interventions with this population... - A randomised pilot of a self-help workbook intervention for breast cancer survivorsLisa Beatty
School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Support Care Cancer 18:1597-603. 2010..The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a self-help workbook for improving adjustment for breast cancer survivors... - A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effects of a self-help workbook intervention on distress, coping and quality of life after breast cancer diagnosisLisa J Beatty
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
Med J Aust 193:S68-73. 2010..To evaluate the efficacy of an interactive self-help workbook in reducing distress, and improving quality of life (QOL) and coping for women recently diagnosed with breast cancer... - Differences between women with anorexia nervosa and restrained eaters on shape and weight concerns, self-esteem, and depressionSimon Wilksch
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 35:571-8. 2004..The current study examined the relation among shape and weight concerns, domain-specific self-esteem, dietary restraint, and depression... - A prospective examination of perceived stress as a mediator of the relationship between life-events and QOL following breast cancerLisa Beatty
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Br J Health Psychol 14:789-804. 2009..This study prospectively investigated the relationship between life-events, perceived stress, and quality of life (QOL) following breast cancer diagnosis, using the bio-behavioural model of cancer stress as a framework... - Executive functioning in anorexia nervosa: exploration of the role of obsessionality, depression and starvationAlexandra Wilsdon
School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
J Psychiatr Res 40:746-54. 2006..It is recommended that variables strongly associated with AN be investigated in future research as this may clarify the relationship between AN and executive function... - Psychological risk factors for cardiac-related hospital readmission within 6 months of coronary artery bypass graft surgeryMelissa Oxlad
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
J Psychosom Res 61:775-81. 2006..The objective of this study was to examine the psychological risk factors for cardiac-related readmission within 6 months of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)... - Psychological risk factors for increased post-operative length of hospital stay following coronary artery bypass graft surgeryMelissa Oxlad
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
J Behav Med 29:179-90. 2006..Further research is required to replicate the current findings and to determine the mechanisms through which these variables may act... - Guided self-help versus pure self-help for perfectionism: a randomised controlled trialJessica Pleva
School of Psychology, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia, Australia
Behav Res Ther 45:849-61. 2007..Overall, the findings suggest that self-help for perfectionism is effective in reducing OC and depressive symptomatology in non-clinical individuals, with GSH being superior to PSH... - Application of a chronic illness model as a means of understanding pre-operative psychological adjustment in coronary artery bypass graft patientsMelissa Oxlad
School of Psychology, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
Br J Health Psychol 11:401-19. 2006.... - A preliminary controlled comparison of programs designed to reduce risk of eating disorders targeting perfectionism and media literacySimon M Wilksch
School of Psychology, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:937-47. 2008..The primary objective was to compare the efficacy of two eight-lesson programs, targeting perfectionism and media literacy compared to control classes in reducing eating disorder risk... - A randomised trial investigating guided self-help to reduce perfectionism and its impact on bulimia nervosa: a pilot studyAnna L Steele
School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Behav Res Ther 46:1316-23. 2008..The purpose of the present study was to evaluate reducing perfectionism as a potential treatment target for individuals with Bulimia Nervosa (BN)... - Impact of interactive school-based media literacy lessons for reducing internalization of media ideals in young adolescent girls and boysSimon M Wilksch
School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Int J Eat Disord 39:385-93. 2006..The primary objective of the current study was to examine the efficacy of single media literacy lessons in reducing media internalization in young adolescents... - The mediating effects of misinterpretation of intrusive thoughts on obsessive-compulsive symptomsJessica Pleva
School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, PO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia, Australia
Behav Res Ther 44:1471-9. 2006..Clinical implications for the treatment of OCD are discussed... - Genetic epidemiology, endophenotypes, and eating disorder classificationCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7160, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:S52-60. 2007..To explore how genetic epidemiology has informed the identification of endophenotypes and how endophenotypes may inform future classification of eating disorders...