J J Thomas

Summary

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Disordered eating and injuries among adolescent ballet dancers
    J J Thomas
    Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, WAC 816D, 15 Parkman St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Eat Weight Disord 16:e216-22. 2011
  2. ncbi How do eating disorder specialist clinicians apply DSM-IV diagnostic criteria in routine clinical practice? Implications for enhancing clinical utility in DSM-5
    Jennifer J Thomas
    Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
    Psychiatry Res 178:511-7. 2010
  3. ncbi A latent profile analysis of the typology of bulimic symptoms in an indigenous Pacific population: evidence of cross-cultural variation in phenomenology
    J J Thomas
    Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Psychol Med 41:195-206. 2011
  4. ncbi The relationship between eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and officially recognized eating disorders: meta-analysis and implications for DSM
    Jennifer J Thomas
    Department of Psychology, Yale University, USA
    Psychol Bull 135:407-33. 2009
  5. ncbi Eighty-five per cent of what? Discrepancies in the weight cut-off for anorexia nervosa substantially affect the prevalence of underweight
    J J Thomas
    Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
    Psychol Med 39:833-43. 2009
  6. ncbi Naturalistic study of course, effectiveness, and predictors of outcome among female adolescents in residential treatment for eating disorders
    S S Delinsky
    Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill St, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Eat Weight Disord 15:e127-35. 2010
  7. ncbi Should non-fat-phobic anorexia nervosa be included in DSM-V?
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 42:620-35. 2009
  8. ncbi Validity and reliability of a Fijian translation and adaptation of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 43:171-8. 2010
  9. ncbi Adaptation and evaluation of the Clinical Impairment Assessment to assess disordered eating related distress in an adolescent female ethnic Fijian population
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 43:179-86. 2010
  10. ncbi Intended and unintended effects of an eating disorder educational program: impact of presenter identity
    Marlene B Schwartz
    Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8205, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 40:187-92. 2007

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Disordered eating and injuries among adolescent ballet dancers
    J J Thomas
    Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, WAC 816D, 15 Parkman St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Eat Weight Disord 16:e216-22. 2011
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  2. ncbi How do eating disorder specialist clinicians apply DSM-IV diagnostic criteria in routine clinical practice? Implications for enhancing clinical utility in DSM-5
    Jennifer J Thomas
    Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
    Psychiatry Res 178:511-7. 2010
    ..Moreover, infrequent subtype application on this specialty unit raises questions about the clinical utility of DSM-IV anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa subtypes, even in the context of clinically useful overarching categories...
  3. ncbi A latent profile analysis of the typology of bulimic symptoms in an indigenous Pacific population: evidence of cross-cultural variation in phenomenology
    J J Thomas
    Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Psychol Med 41:195-206. 2011
    ....
  4. ncbi The relationship between eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and officially recognized eating disorders: meta-analysis and implications for DSM
    Jennifer J Thomas
    Department of Psychology, Yale University, USA
    Psychol Bull 135:407-33. 2009
    ..American Psychiatric Association, 1994) categories, others-such as purging disorder and non-fat-phobic AN-may be best conceptualized as distinct syndromes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)...
  5. ncbi Eighty-five per cent of what? Discrepancies in the weight cut-off for anorexia nervosa substantially affect the prevalence of underweight
    J J Thomas
    Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
    Psychol Med 39:833-43. 2009
    ....
  6. ncbi Naturalistic study of course, effectiveness, and predictors of outcome among female adolescents in residential treatment for eating disorders
    S S Delinsky
    Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill St, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Eat Weight Disord 15:e127-35. 2010
    ..Overall, findings support that residential treatment is largely acceptable to patients, and that residential care may provide an opportunity for substantive therapeutic gains...
  7. ncbi Should non-fat-phobic anorexia nervosa be included in DSM-V?
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 42:620-35. 2009
    ..This review evaluates whether data support modification of the requirement for intense fear of weight gain to meet AN criterion B in DSM-V...
  8. ncbi Validity and reliability of a Fijian translation and adaptation of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 43:171-8. 2010
    ..Assessment of disordered eating has uncertain validity across culturally diverse populations. This study evaluated Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) performance in an ethnic Fijian study population...
  9. ncbi Adaptation and evaluation of the Clinical Impairment Assessment to assess disordered eating related distress in an adolescent female ethnic Fijian population
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 43:179-86. 2010
    ..This study evaluates psychometric properties of a translated and adapted version of the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA) in an ethnic Fijian population...
  10. ncbi Intended and unintended effects of an eating disorder educational program: impact of presenter identity
    Marlene B Schwartz
    Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8205, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 40:187-92. 2007
    ..This study examines the impact of presenter identity on the intended and unintended effects of an eating disorder educational program...
  11. ncbi Cross-ethnic differences in eating disorder symptoms and related distress
    Debra L Franko
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 40:156-64. 2007
    ..This study investigated ethnic differences in the frequency of eating disorder symptoms and related distress in a U.S. college-based eating disorders screening program...
  12. ncbi Evaluating the effects of eating disorder memoirs on readers' eating attitudes and behaviors
    Jennifer J Thomas
    Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 39:418-25. 2006
    ..More than 50 individuals have published eating disorder (ED) memoirs. The current study was the first to test whether memoirs affect readers' eating attitudes and behaviors, and whether they normalize and/or glamorize EDs...
  13. ncbi Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in ballet students: examination of environmental and individual risk factors
    Jennifer J Thomas
    Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8205, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 38:263-8. 2005
    ..The current study compared the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors among adolescent ballet dancers at national, regional, and local schools...
  14. ncbi Disclosure patterns of eating and weight concerns to clinicians, educational professionals, family, and peers
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 38:18-23. 2005
    ..Asking about an eating disorder may enhance detection and facilitate treatment in clinical settings...
  15. ncbi Interpretation and use of weight information in the evaluation of eating disorders: counselor response to weight information in a National Eating Disorders Educational and Screening Program
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 37:38-43. 2005
    ..These results suggest that further specific emphasis on the health risks of extreme underweight may be helpful in training clinicians to manage patients with eating disorders...
  16. ncbi Genes and/or jeans?: Genetic and socio-cultural contributions to risk for eating disorders
    Anne E Becker
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Addict Dis 23:81-103. 2004
    ..This paper reviews the data supporting both socio-cultural and genetic contributions for eating disorders and suggests productive future strategies for continuing to unravel their likely multiple and complex interactions...