Thyroid indices and response to fluoxetine and nortriptyline in major depressionKelly A Gendall
University Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch, New Zealand
J Psychopharmacol 17:431-7. 2003
..Patients with blunted deltamaxTSH responded better to fluoxetine than to nortriptyline. It is suggested that a blunted DmaxTSH may reflect a predominantly serotonergic disturbance in this group of patients with major depression...
Menstrual cycle irregularity in bulimia nervosa. Associated factors and changes with treatmentK A Gendall
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
J Psychosom Res 49:409-15. 2000
..This study determined the clinical and nutritional variables associated with menstrual disturbance in women with bulimia nervosa (BN)...
Thyroid indices and treatment outcome in bulimia nervosaK A Gendall
University Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Acta Psychiatr Scand 108:190-5. 2003
..This study examined the thyroxine (T4) and free T4 (FT4) status of women with bulimia nervosa and its value as a predictor of outcome...
Childhood gastrointestinal complaints in women with bulimia nervosaKelly A Gendall
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 37:256-60. 2005
..The current study describes childhood gastrointestinal (GI) complaints in adult women presenting for a treatment trial for bulimia nervosa (BN) and examines the correlates of BN symptomatology...
The psychobiology and diagnostic significance of amenorrhea in patients with anorexia nervosaKelly A Gendall
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Fertil Steril 85:1531-5. 2006
..3-9.9; P = .02), low novelty seeking scores (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.58-0.94; P = .02), and low systolic blood pressure (OR = 0.9; 95% CI = 0.84-0.99; P = .046) were predictors of amenorrhea independent of body mass index...
Child sexual abuse and later disordered eating: a New Zealand epidemiological studyS E Romans
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 29:380-92. 2001
..Although these variables are also risk factors in the general population, women with CSA may be vulnerable to ED development because these risk factors are particular domains of concern that emanate from experiences of CSA...
The effect of bulimia nervosa on plasma glucose and lipidsKelly A Gendall
University Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
Physiol Behav 77:99-105. 2002
..We conclude that a protracted course of BN may result in clinically insignificant increases in glucose concentrations and may attenuate the decrease in total cholesterol that is observed in women who recover from BN...
Patterns of weight change after treatment for bulimia nervosaFrances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 36:12-21. 2004
..The current study examined changes in weight and body mass index (BMI) at 5-year follow-up among women treated for bulimia nervosa...