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One-year health-related quality of life outcomes in weight loss trial participants: comparison of three measuresRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, 762 Ninth Street 563, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 7:53. 2009....
Defining clinically meaningful change in health-related quality of lifeRoss D Crosby
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 700 First Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58107, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 56:395-407. 2003..We propose a new terminology for describing meaningful change derived from anchor-based and distribution-based methods...
Daily mood patterns and bulimic behaviors in the natural environmentRoss D Crosby
Biomedical Statistics, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND 58107, USA
Behav Res Ther 47:181-8. 2009..The objective of this study was to identify daily mood patterns in the natural environment exhibited by individuals with bulimia nervosa and to examine the relationship between these patterns and bulimic behaviors...
Simulation of drug use and urine screening patternsRoss D Crosby
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and the Department of Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND 58107, USA
J Addict Dis 22:89-98. 2003..The data presented provide a guide for clinicians to match drug screen schedules to frequency or pattern of suspected drug use...
An integrated method to determine meaningful changes in health-related quality of lifeRoss D Crosby
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 700 First Avenue South, Fargo, North Dakota 58107, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 57:1153-60. 2004....
An empirical analysis of eating disorders and anxiety disorders publications (1980-2000)--part II: Statistical hypothesis testingRoss D Crosby
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:49-54. 2006..The current study compared the eating disorder literature and the anxiety disorder literature in terms of statistical hypothesis testing features in 1980, 1990, and 2000...
An empirical analysis of eating disorders and anxiety disorders publications (1980-2000)--part I: Research methodsStephen A Wonderlich
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:35-48. 2006..The current study compared the eating disorder and anxiety disorder literature in terms of research design and methodologic features in 1980, 1990, and 2000...
The relationship of momentary anger and impulsivity to bulimic behaviorScott G Engel
Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 120 S 8th Street, P O Box 1415, Fargo, ND 58078, USA
Behav Res Ther 45:437-47. 2007..They also suggest that the variability of antecedent anger may be a fruitful avenue for future research for those interested in causal variables associated with bulimia nervosa...
Personality-based clusters in bulimia nervosa: differences in clinical variables and ecological momentary assessmentStephen A Wonderlich
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, 1919 Elm Street North, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
J Pers Disord 21:340-57. 2007..These findings suggest that personality variation within the bulimia nervosa diagnostic construct may be associated with meaningful conceptual and clinical differences, including daily experiences in the natural environment...
Characteristics of morbidly obese patients before gastric bypass surgeryMartina de Zwaan
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA
Compr Psychiatry 44:428-34. 2003..Further research needs to investigate the short- and long-term impact of presurgery BED on surgery outcome, as well as the impact of surgery on binge eating and eating-related psychopathology...
An assessment of daily food intake in participants with anorexia nervosa in the natural environmentCarlye Burd
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Int J Eat Disord 42:371-4. 2009..To examine the caloric intake in women with anorexia nervosa (AN) and how it varies by day as a function of the presence or absence of binge eating and/or purging behaviors...
A comparison of the effects of olanzapine and risperidone versus placebo on eating behaviorsJames L Roerig
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND 58107, USA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 25:413-8. 2005..Thus, a human feeding lab paradigm utilizing a brief exposure to atypical antipsychotics functions as a method to investigate pharmacologically induced weight gain...
The validity and clinical utility of binge eating disorderStephen A Wonderlich
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 120 8th Street South, P O Box 1415, Fargo, North Dakota 58107 1415, USA
Int J Eat Disord 42:687-705. 2009..This review attempted to examine the validity and clinical utility of the DSM-IV binge eating disorder (BED) diagnosis across a wide range of validating strategies...
A randomized trial comparing the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa delivered via telemedicine versus face-to-faceJames E Mitchell
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, ND, USA
Behav Res Ther 46:581-92. 2008..The aim of this study was to compare the relative efficacy and acceptability of a manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for bulimia nervosa (BN) delivered in person to a comparable therapy delivered via telemedicine...
Health-related quality of life in morbidly obese patients: effect of gastric bypass surgeryMartina de Zwaan
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 700 1st Avenue South, P O Box 1415, Fargo, ND 58107, USA
Obes Surg 12:773-80. 2002..The effect of gastric bypass on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of morbidly obese patients was investigated in a cross-sectional study...
A comparison of the effects of olanzapine and risperidone versus placebo on ghrelin plasma levelsJames L Roerig
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, USA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 28:21-6. 2008..This rejects the hypothesis that ghrelin levels are elevated by the antipsychotic and that this is a potential cause of the weight gain phenomenon...
Examining the conceptual model of integrative cognitive-affective therapy for BN: Two assessment studiesStephen A Wonderlich
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota 58107 1415, USA
Int J Eat Disord 41:748-54. 2008..The present results examine assessment-related predictions of this model...
Caffeine, artificial sweetener, and fluid intake in anorexia nervosaJoanna M Marino
Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Int J Eat Disord 42:540-5. 2009..This article provides an analysis of the use of artificial sweeteners, caffeine, and excess fluids in patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN)...
The desire for body contouring surgery after bariatric surgeryJames E Mitchell
The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA
Obes Surg 18:1308-12. 2008..Little literature is available addressing how frequently patients who have undergone bariatric surgery receive or desire body contouring surgery or regarding how satisfied these patients are with the hanging skin in certain body areas...
The application of ecological momentary assessment to the study of night eatingJustin J Boseck
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Clinical Research, Fargo, North Dakota 58103, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:271-6. 2007..Night eating syndrome (NES) was first described in 1955 by Albert Stunkard and colleagues. NES consists of either overeating at night or waking up during the night and eating...
Impulsivity and compulsivity in bulimia nervosaScott G Engel
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota 58107, USA
Int J Eat Disord 38:244-51. 2005..A second goal is to explore the relationship between impulsivity and compulsivity and related psychiatric problems...
Therapeutic factors affecting the cognitive behavioral treatment of bulimia nervosa via telemedicine versus face-to-face deliveryTroy W Ertelt
Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Int J Eat Disord 44:687-91. 2011..Results suggested that the TV-CBT and FTF-CBT were generally equivalent in effectiveness. The objective of the current study was to examine ratings of therapeutic alliance factors in TV-CBT and FTF-CBT...
Weight suppression as a predictor variable in treatment trials of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorderChristie Zunker
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Int J Eat Disord 44:727-30. 2011..The purpose of this study was to examine weight suppression (WS) as a predictor of treatment outcome among individuals with binge eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN)...
An exploration of the effect of modafinil on olanzapine associated weight gain in normal human subjectsJames L Roerig
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 120 South 8th Street, Fargo, ND 58107 1415, USA
Biol Psychiatry 65:607-13. 2009..Modafinil possesses pharmacologic effects that could influence the weight gain associated with SGAs. The objective of this trial was to determine the effect of modafinil on olanzapine-associated weight gain...
The effects of childhood trauma on daily mood lability and comorbid psychopathology in bulimia nervosaStephen A Wonderlich
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA
J Trauma Stress 20:77-87. 2007..Emotional abuse was associated with average daily mood and mood lability. These findings support the idea that child maltreatment may be associated with various aspects of bulimia-related psychopathology...
Cognitive behavioral therapy for compulsive buying disorderJames E Mitchell
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 700 1st Avenue South, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, USA
Behav Res Ther 44:1859-65. 2006..Improvement was well-maintained at 6-month follow-up. The pilot data suggests that a cognitive behavioral intervention can be quite effective in the treatment of compulsive buying disorder. This model requires further testing...
Development and psychometric validation of an eating disorder-specific health-related quality of life instrumentScott G Engel
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota 58107, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:62-71. 2006..No such disease-specific instrument is currently available that applies to eating-disordered samples...
A prevalence study and description of alli use by patients with eating disordersKristine J Steffen
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota 58103, USA
Int J Eat Disord 43:472-9. 2010..This study examined the frequency and characteristics of alli use among patients in eating disorder treatment facilities...
Evidence-based mental health interventions for traumatized youth: a statewide dissemination projectStephen A Wonderlich
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND 58103, USA
Behav Res Ther 49:579-87. 2011..The paper reviews the dissemination strategy developed by the TCTY, reports outcomes regarding both clinicians and child participants, and highlights problems identified in the project and solutions that were generated...
Ecological momentary assessment of bulimia nervosa: does dietary restriction predict binge eating?Christie Zunker
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA
Behav Res Ther 49:714-7. 2011....
Preliminary comparison of sertraline levels in postbariatric surgery patients versus matched nonsurgical cohortJames L Roerig
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 8:62-6. 2012..The purpose of the present pilot trial was to determine to what extent RYGB alters the area under the plasma concentration/time curve (AUC(0-10.5)) of the antidepressant, sertraline at a community research center...
A study of patients with anorexia nervosa using ecologic momentary assessmentScott G Engel
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota 58107, USA
Int J Eat Disord 38:335-9. 2005..A second goal of the current study was to conduct a preliminary investigation of a proposed model of anorexic behavior...
Alcohol abuse and dependence before and after bariatric surgery: a review of the literature and report of a new data setTroy W Ertelt
Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:647-50. 2008..All participant data were collected from patients who had undergone gastric bypass at a Midwestern hospital...
Latent profile analysis of a cohort of patients with eating disorders not otherwise specifiedJames E Mitchell
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota 58103, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:S95-8. 2007..This article examined possible ways of classifying eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) using latent profile analysis (LPA)...
Impact of weight loss and regain on quality of life: mirror image or differential effect?Scott G Engel
Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Obes Res 11:1207-13. 2003..To compare the impact of weight regain and weight loss on health-related quality of life...
The effect of age on weight-related quality of life in overweight and obese individualsDarya L Zabelina
North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:1410-3. 2009..Thus, there are both positive as well as negative consequences of increasing age with respect to the impact of weight on quality of life in overweight and obese persons...
Posttraumatic stress disorder as a moderator of the association between negative affect and bulimic symptoms: an ecological momentary assessment studyTrisha M Karr
Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND 58103, USA Electronic address
Compr Psychiatry 54:61-9. 2013..The purpose of this study was to examine the potential moderating effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the emotion-behavior relationship in individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN)...
Testing the validity of eating disorder diagnosesStephen A Wonderlich
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Grand Fork, North Dakota 58102, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:S40-5. 2007..This paper overviews the issue of validity testing for eating disorder diagnoses...
Effects of sibutramine on binge eating, hunger, and fullness in a laboratory human feeding paradigmJames E Mitchell
The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Obes Res 11:599-602. 2003..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of sibutramine vs. placebo on binge-eating behavior, hunger, and satiety in patients who had problems with binge eating...
Two measures of health-related quality of life in morbid obesityMartina de Zwaan
The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and the Department of Neuroscience, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Obes Res 10:1143-51. 2002..Both HRQOL measures were able to reliably discriminate between patients with and without BED. Depression and self-esteem influenced HRQOL in a similar way as binge eating...
Personality subtyping and bulimia nervosa: psychopathological and genetic correlatesStephen A Wonderlich
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, ND 58102, USA
Psychol Med 35:649-57. 2005..In this study, latent profile analysis was used to attempt to identify clusters of bulimic subjects based on psychiatric co-morbidity and personality...
Eating behavior in obese BED, obese non-BED, and non-obese control participants: a naturalistic studyScott G Engel
Department of Clinical Research, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND 58103, USA
Behav Res Ther 47:897-900. 2009..The findings further suggest that individuals with BED are observably different from those without the disorder, which may have implications for eating disorder diagnoses in DSM-V...
Does the avoidance of body and shape concerns reinforce eating disordered attitudes? Evidence from a manipulation studyScott G Engel
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, USA
Eat Behav 7:368-74. 2006..The results point to the potential causal effects of attention on eating disordered attitudes, in turn suggesting a basis for possible treatment...
Minimizing and treating chronicity in the eating disorders: a clinical overviewStephen Wonderlich
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA
Int J Eat Disord 45:467-75. 2012..The purpose of this article is to review the available literature regarding treatment and management of eating disorder patients who fail to change over protracted periods of time...
A receiver operator characteristics analysis of treatment outcome in binge eating disorder to identify patterns of rapid responseChristie Zunker
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, S, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
Behav Res Ther 48:1227-31. 2010..Findings from the current study suggest that a significant reduction in binge eating during the first week of treatment may be predictive of end of treatment remission in those with BED...
A fine-grained analysis of eating behavior in women with bulimia nervosaJames E Mitchell
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Int J Eat Disord 45:400-6. 2012....
Travel distance and attrition in outpatient eating disorders treatmentLorraine A Swan-Kremeier
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota 58107, USA
Int J Eat Disord 38:367-70. 2005..The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the distance patients had to travel for treatment on attendance patterns and treatment attrition...
Psychopathology and sexual trauma in childhood and adulthoodKevin M Thompson
Department of Sociology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA
J Trauma Stress 16:35-8. 2003..Women who reported sexual trauma were significantly more likely to exhibit psychopathology than controls. Being sexually victimized in childhood and raped in adulthood was associated with a particular risk for substance dependence...
A survey of herbal and alternative medication use among participants with eating disorder symptomsKristine J Steffen
The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota 58107, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:741-6. 2006..The purpose of this survey was to collect data on herbal use in participants with eating disorder symptoms...
Eating disorder diagnoses: empirical approaches to classificationStephen A Wonderlich
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND 58107 1415, USA
Am Psychol 62:167-80. 2007..Such studies would enable the creators of the next DSM eating disorder classification to increase understanding of the advantages and disadvantages associated with choosing various diagnostic criteria sets for the eating disorders...
Eating behavior and other distracting behaviors while driving among patients with eating disordersJohn Glass
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, ND, USA
Compr Psychiatry 45:235-7. 2004..Potentially problematic behaviors such as binge-eating while driving should be inquired about during assessment, and if found should be addressed in treatment planning...
Breast cancer biomarkers predict weight loss after gastric bypass surgeryEdward R Sauter
Departments of Surgery, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 501 N, Columbia Rd, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
BMC Res Notes 5:82. 2012..abstract:..
An evaluation of the relationship between mood and binge eating in the natural environment using ecological momentary assessmentKrislea E Wegner
Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Int J Eat Disord 32:352-61. 2002..Furthermore, there was no evidence that binge eating was a response to an immediate or transient negative mood state or that binge eating provided relief from negative mood...
Are U.S. women drinking less (or more)? Historical and aging trends, 1981-2001Richard W Wilsnack
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202 9037, USA
J Stud Alcohol 67:341-8. 2006..To help resolve this apparent inconsistency, we examined patterns of historical and age-related changes in U.S. women's drinking from 1981 to 2001...
Long-term clinical and neuropsychological outcomes of West Nile virus infectionPaul J Carson
MeritCare Health System, Fargo, ND 58122, USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:723-30. 2006..Since its introduction in 1999, West Nile virus has rapidly become the most common arboviral infection in North America. Little is known about the long-term clinical sequelae of West Nile virus infection...
Psychometric evaluation of the impact of weight on quality of life-lite questionnaire (IWQOL-lite) in a community sampleRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, Durham, NC, USA
Qual Life Res 11:157-71. 2002..As in previous studies conducted on treatment-seeking obese persons, the IWQOL-Lite appears to be a reliable and valid measure of obesity-specific quality of life in overweight/obese persons not seeking treatment...
Predictors and moderators of outcome in family-based treatment for adolescent bulimia nervosaDaniel le Grange
Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:464-70. 2008..To explore the predictors and moderators of treatment outcome for adolescents with bulimia nervosa (BN) who participated in family-based treatment or individual supportive psychotherapy...
Health-related quality of life varies among obese subgroupsRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, Durham, North Carolina 27707, USA
Obes Res 10:748-56. 2002..To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of overweight/obese individuals from different subgroups that vary in treatment-seeking status and treatment intensity...
Health-related quality of life in patients seeking gastric bypass surgery vs non-treatment-seeking controlsRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Obes Surg 13:371-7. 2003....
Does binge eating disorder impact weight-related quality of life?Ronette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, 1004 Norwood Avenue, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Obes Res 12:999-1005. 2004....
Sexual trauma, spirituality, and psychopathologyMark J Krejci
Department of Psychology, Concordia College, 901 8th St South, Moorhead, MN 54542, USA
J Child Sex Abus 13:85-103. 2004..Among sexual trauma victims, the level of spiritual well-being did not alter the probability of current psychopathology. However, increased spiritual well-being was generally associated with lower psychopathology for the entire sample...
Nighttime eating: a descriptive studyMartina de Zwaan
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Int J Eat Disord 39:224-32. 2006..Researchers have cogently argued for consideration of wide ranges including "subsyndromal" cases before reifying diagnostic constructs prematurely...
Obesity and sexual quality of lifeRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting 1004 Norwood Avenue, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:472-9. 2006....
Performance of a weight-related measure of Quality of Life in a psychiatric sampleRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, 1004 Norwood Avenue, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Qual Life Res 15:587-96. 2006..The IWQOL-Lite is a reliable and valid measure for assessing weight-related quality of life in individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder...
DSM-IV threshold versus subthreshold bulimia nervosaDaniel le Grange
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:462-7. 2006..The purpose of the present work is to determine whether bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorder not otherwise specified, BN type (EDNOS-BN) were qualitatively distinct in terms of eating and general psychopathology...
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...
Personality traits after recovery from eating disorders: do subtypes differ?Angela Wagner
Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:276-84. 2006..We compared individuals recovered from anorexia (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) to determine characteristics that are shared by or distinguish eating disorder (ED) subtypes...
Daily and momentary mood and stress are associated with binge eating and vomiting in bulimia nervosa patients in the natural environmentJoshua M Smyth
Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 2340, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 75:629-38. 2007....
A randomized controlled comparison of family-based treatment and supportive psychotherapy for adolescent bulimia nervosaDaniel le Grange
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:1049-56. 2007..Evidenced-based treatment trials for adolescents with bulimia nervosa are largely absent...
Body mass index and depressive symptoms in older adults: the moderating roles of race, sex, and socioeconomic statusNatalie Sachs Ericsson
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA sachs psy fsu edu
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:815-25. 2007..The authors anticipated that BMI would predict depressive symptoms, and that this relationship would be greater among women, individuals of higher socioeconomic status (SES), and white subjects...
The Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ): psychometric properties of a measure of severity of the Night Eating SyndromeKelly C Allison
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, 3535 Market Street, Ste 3021, Philadelphia, PA 19104 3309, United States
Eat Behav 9:62-72. 2008..Study 3 compared scores from obese bariatric surgery candidates with and without NES and found appropriate discriminant validity of the NEQ. The NEQ appears to be an efficient, valid measure of severity for NES...
Impact of obesity on health-related quality of life in schizophrenia and bipolar disorderRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:749-54. 2008..This paper explores the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder as a function of obesity status...
Psychometric properties of the eating disorder examination-questionnaire: factor structure and internal consistencyCarol B Peterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:386-9. 2007..The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the factor structure and the internal consistency of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q)...
Mediational significance of PTSD in the relationship of sexual trauma and eating disordersSarah R Holzer
Department of Social Work, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA
Child Abuse Negl 32:561-6. 2008..To examine the mediational significance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the development of eating disorder symptomatology following sexually traumatic experiences...
Assessing weight-related quality of life in obese persons with type 2 diabetesRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, 1004 Norwood Avenue, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 61:125-32. 2003..We recommend the use of weight-related QOL measures in addition to generic and diabetes-specific measures when assessing quality of life in type 2 diabetes, particularly when patients are overweight or obese...
Does pregnancy affect outcome of methadone maintenance treatment?Cynthia Crandall
Hennepin Women s Mental Health Program, Hennepin Faculty Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 26:295-303. 2004..Psychiatric comorbidity was significantly different with the non-pregnant group being more psychiatrically disordered. Clinical implications are discussed...
Mental health of non-gamblers versus "normal" gamblers among American Indian veterans: a community surveyJoseph Westermeyer
Minneapolis VAMC, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Gambl Stud 24:193-205. 2008..SAMPLE STUDY: participants consisted of 557 North Central American Indian veterans...
Estimating a preference-based single index for the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) instrument from the SF-6DJohn E Brazier
Sheffield Health Economics Group, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Value Health 7:490-8. 2004....
Design and rationale of the Utah obesity study. A study to assess morbidity following gastric bypass surgeryTed D Adams
University of Utah School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Genetics Research Program, Cardiology Division, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 26:534-51. 2005..This study is designed to assess the effectiveness of GBP in reducing morbidity and maintaining weight loss. A wide array of clinical tests and psycho-behavioral questionnaires are included as part of the study...
The First International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG), New York City, October 25-27, 2007Mervyn Deitel
Obesity Surgery, 39 Bassano Rd, Toronto, ON M2N 2J9, Canada
Obes Surg 18:487-96. 2008..A second-stage bariatric operation may be performed if necessary, with increased safety. Long-term results of LSG and further networking are anxiously awaited...
