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Cue reactivity in bulimia nervosa: A useful self-report approachFrances A Carter
University Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Otago University, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 39:694-9. 2006..To examine the usefulness of a self-report questionnaire in the assessment of cue reactivity among women treated for bulimia nervosa...
Cesarean section and postpartum depression: a review of the evidence examining the linkFrances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Psychosom Med 68:321-30. 2006..The objective of this study was to examine the evidence for an association between cesarean section and postpartum depression...
What is worse for your sex life: starving, being depressed, or a new baby?Frances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 40:664-7. 2007..To compare the current sexual functioning of women in an intimate relationship with anorexia nervosa, with major depression, and in the postpartum period...
Screening and treatment for depression during pregnancy: a cautionary noteFrances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 39:255-61. 2005..The aim of this study was to evaluate the recruitment and retention of depressed pregnant women, identified initially through screening, to a randomized controlled psychotherapy trial...
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...
Bulimia nervosa, childbirth, and psychopathologyFrances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Otago University, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
J Psychosom Res 55:357-61. 2003..To examine whether having a baby following treatment for bulimia nervosa places women at increased risk for continuing or relapsing eating disorders or major depression...
Predictors of childbirth following treatment for bulimia nervosaFrances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 34:337-42. 2003..This study examined women who had babies during 5 year follow-up after having been treated for bulimia nervosa...
Role of exposure with response prevention in cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa: three-year follow-up resultsFrances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Otago University, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 33:127-35. 2003..The current study evaluated the 3-year outcome of a randomized clinical trial that compared the additive efficacy of exposure-based versus nonexposure-based behavioral treatments (BT) with a core of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT)...
Weight suppression predicts weight gain over treatment but not treatment completion or outcome in bulimia nervosaFrances A Carter
University Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Otago University, Christchurch, New Zealand
J Abnorm Psychol 117:936-40. 2008....
The Yale-Brown-Cornell eating disorder scale in women with anorexia nervosa: what is it measuring?Jennifer Jordan
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 42:267-74. 2009..This study examines the YBC-EDS in relation to eating disorder psychopathology, obsessionality, and impulsivity variables in women with anorexia nervosa (AN) and sensitivity of the YBC-EDS to change after psychotherapy...
Specific and nonspecific comorbidity in anorexia nervosaJennifer Jordan
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 41:47-56. 2008....
Complex personality disorder in bulimia nervosaSarah L Rowe
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
Compr Psychiatry 51:592-8. 2010..Tyrer's dimensional model using severity as a form of categorizing PDs was used to compare eating disorder outcome in women with bulimia nervosa (BN) over 3 years...
Bipolar II disorder: personality and outcome in two clinical samplesPeter R Joyce
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 38:433-8. 2004..To compare the personality traits and disorders of patients with bipolar II disorder and major depression and to examine the impact on treatment outcome of a bipolar II diagnosis...
Does avoidant personality disorder impact on the outcome of treatment for bulimia nervosa?Sarah L Rowe
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 43:420-7. 2010..To examine the impact of avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) on bulimia nervosa (BN) treatment outcome over 3 years...
Impact of borderline personality disorder on bulimia nervosaSarah L Rowe
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 42:1021-9. 2008....
Three psychotherapies for anorexia nervosa: a randomized, controlled trialVirginia V W McIntosh
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, P O Box 4345, 4 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand
Am J Psychiatry 162:741-7. 2005..Cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy are effective in a related disorder, bulimia nervosa. There are theoretical and treatment indications for these therapies in anorexia nervosa...
Anxiety and psychoactive substance use disorder comorbidity in anorexia nervosa or depressionJennifer Jordan
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 34:211-9. 2003....
The long-term efficacy of three psychotherapies for anorexia nervosa: a randomized, controlled trialFrances A Carter
University Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 44:647-54. 2011..To evaluate the long-term efficacy of three psychotherapies for anorexia nervosa...
Specialist supportive clinical management for anorexia nervosaVirginia V W McIntosh
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 39:625-32. 2006..This article presents the rationale for, and description of, a nonspecialized therapy for anorexia nervosa, called specialist supportive clinical management (SSCM)...
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...
Improving psychological treatment for obesity. Which eating behaviours should we target?Frances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch and Canterbury District Health Board, P O Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
Appetite 58:1063-9. 2012..Particular attention is paid to 'grazing,' a relatively neglected high risk eating behaviour for weight gain...
Cue reactivity as a predictor of outcome with bulimia nervosaFrances A Carter
University Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Otago University, New Zealand
Int J Eat Disord 31:240-50. 2002..Implications for future research are discussed...
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 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...
Childhood obesity prevention programs: how do they affect eating pathology and other psychological measures?Frances A Carter
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, Otago University, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
Psychosom Med 70:363-71. 2008..First, to examine how well eating pathology and other psychological measures have been assessed by childhood obesity prevention programs. Second, to evaluate the impact of these programs on eating pathology and other psychological measures...
Effectiveness of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety disorders in secondary careCaroline J Bell
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 46:630-40. 2012....
Suitability and acceptability of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety disorders in secondary careFrances A Carter
Clinical Research Unit, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 47:142-52. 2013..To evaluate the suitability and acceptability of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (CCBT)...
The impact of learning environment disruption on medical student performanceTim J Wilkinson
Department of Medical Education, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Med Educ 47:210-3. 2013..This study aimed to quantify the effects of two distinct and separate disruptions caused by earthquakes to a medical school learning environment on two separate cohorts of Year 5 medical students...
The NEEDNT Food List: non-essential, energy-dense, nutritionally-deficient foodsJane L Elmslie
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
N Z Med J 125:84-92. 2012..Conclusions: The NEEDNT Food List will be a useful tool for medical practitioners and other health professionals working with people wanting to lose weight [corrected]...
The effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa on temperament and character as measured by the temperament and character inventoryCharles B Anderson
Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Compr Psychiatry 43:182-8. 2002..These results suggest that the elements of CBT affecting self-directedness may hold promise for enhancing the effectiveness of treatment for BN...
