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Medical and psychiatric morbidity in obese women with and without binge eatingCynthia M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, P O Box 980126, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Int J Eat Disord 32:72-8. 2002....
The genetic epidemiology of thinnessC M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioural Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980126, 800 E Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Obes Rev 2:107-15. 2001..We offer strategies for further refining the definition of thinness, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of potential sampling strategies and suggest candidate genes for thinness or obesity resistance...
Significant linkage on chromosome 10p in families with bulimia nervosaCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Am J Hum Genet 72:200-7. 2003..92 and 3.39, meet the widely accepted criterion for genomewide significance. Another region on 14q meets the criterion for genomewide suggestive linkage, with MLSs of 1.97 (full sample) and 1.75 (subset) at 62 centimorgans from p-ter...
The relation between eating disorders and components of perfectionismCynthia M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Am J Psychiatry 160:366-8. 2003..The authors' goal was to explore the relation between perfectionism and psychopathology, including eating disorders...
Genetic and environmental contributions to obesity and binge eatingCynthia M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980126, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Int J Eat Disord 33:293-8. 2003..The purpose of this article was to determine the extent of overlap between genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the liability to obesity and binge eating...
Features of childhood sexual abuse and the development of psychiatric and substance use disordersC M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980126, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Br J Psychiatry 179:444-9. 2001..Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with an increased risk of subsequent psychiatric disorders...
Relating body mass index to figural stimuli: population-based normative data for CaucasiansC M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298 0126, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:1517-24. 2001..To establish body mass index (BMI) norms for standard figural stimuli using a large Caucasian population-based sample. In addition, we sought to determine the effectiveness of the figural stimuli to identify individuals as obese or thin...
Characteristics of monozygotic twins discordant for bulimia nervosaC M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Int J Eat Disord 29:1-10. 2001....
Outcome of anorexia nervosa: eating attitudes, personality, and parental bondingC M Bulik
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Richmond, Virginia 23298 0126, USA
Int J Eat Disord 28:139-47. 2000..We were interested in the distinguishing characteristics of recovery and of chronic anorexia nervosa...
Twin studies of eating disorders: a reviewC M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Int J Eat Disord 27:1-20. 2000..Although twin studies are powerful tools, their methodology can be arcane and their implications easily misinterpreted...
Predictors of rapid and sustained response to cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosaC M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298 0126, USA
Int J Eat Disord 26:137-44. 1999..To examine characteristics of individuals who show a rapid and sustained response to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for bulimia nervosa (BN)...
Fertility and reproduction in women with anorexia nervosa: a controlled studyC M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 23298, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 60:130-5; quiz 135-7. 1999..Women who have anorexia nervosa may experience difficulties with fertility and reproduction...
Eating disorders in adolescents and young adultsCynthia M Bulik
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 11:201-18. 2002....
Assessing the heritability of anorexia nervosa symptoms using a marginal maximal likelihood approachS E Mazzeo
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284 2018, USA
Psychol Med 39:463-73. 2009..We examined genetic and environmental contributions to liability to anorexia nervosa (AN) symptoms in a population-based twin sample using a genetic common pathway model...
Outcome of anorexia nervosa: a case-control studyP F Sullivan
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298 0126, USA
Am J Psychiatry 155:939-46. 1998..Although there have been many studies of the outcome of anorexia nervosa, methodological weaknesses limit their interpretation. The authors used a case-control design to try to improve knowledge about the outcome of anorexia nervosa...
Prevalence, heritability, and prospective risk factors for anorexia nervosaCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:305-12. 2006..Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious mental illness with marked morbidity and mortality...
The developmental association between eating disorders symptoms and symptoms of depression and anxiety in juvenile twin girlsJudy L Silberg
Department of Human Genetics and Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 46:1317-26. 2005....
Relationships between features associated with vomiting in purging-type eating disordersLauren Reba
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7160, USA
Int J Eat Disord 38:287-94. 2005..Specifically targeting treatment to decrease duration of exposure to this dangerous symptom continues to be an important clinical objective...
An exploration of body dissatisfaction and perceptions of Black and White girls enrolled in an intervention for overweight childrenN R Kelly
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284 2018, USA
Body Image 8:379-84. 2011..Additional research is needed to enhance understanding of children's body size perceptions and dissatisfaction to inform assessment and treatment of pediatric obesity and associated disordered eating symptoms...
A twin study of specific bulimia nervosa symptomsS E Mazzeo
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284 2018, USA
Psychol Med 40:1203-13. 2010..The validity of the equal environment assumption (EEA) for BN was also tested...
Patterns and prevalence of disordered eating and weight control behaviors in women ages 25-45L Reba-Harrelson
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Eat Weight Disord 14:e190-8. 2009..The current study describes detailed eating behaviors, dieting behaviors, and attitudes about shape and weight in 4023 women ages 25 to 45...
Symptom fluctuation in eating disorders: correlates of diagnostic crossoverFederica Tozzi
Department of Psychiatry, CB 7160, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Neurosciences Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7160l, USA
Am J Psychiatry 162:732-40. 2005..These results indicate that personality and family characteristics may influence the course of eating disorders and may be informative for planning interventions...
Comorbidity of anxiety disorders with anorexia and bulimia nervosaWalter H Kaye
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O Hara St, Suite 600, Iroquois Bldg, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Am J Psychiatry 161:2215-21. 2004....
The structure of perfectionism: a twin studyFederica Tozzi
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7160, USA
Behav Genet 34:483-94. 2004..The better fitting independent pathway model provided evidence of non-trivial differences in the pattern of heritability for CM, DA, and PS...
Alcohol use disorder comorbidity in eating disorders: a multicenter studyCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7160, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 65:1000-6. 2004..Our aim was to explore the nature of the co-morbid relation between AUDs and eating disorders in a large and phenotypically well-characterized group of individuals...
Patterns of co-morbidity of eating disorders and substance use in Swedish femalesT L Root
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Psychol Med 40:105-15. 2010..We examined the association between eating disorders and substance use in a large population-based sample...
Influence of overanxious disorder of childhood on the expression of anorexia nervosaT J Raney
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7160, USA
Int J Eat Disord 41:326-32. 2008..This study investigates the prevalence of overanxious disorder (OAD) among women with AN and explores how OAD impacts AN symptoms and personality traits...
Suicide attempts in anorexia nervosaCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 101 Manning Drive, CB 7160, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Psychosom Med 70:378-83. 2008..To explore prevalence and patterns of suicidal attempts in persons with anorexia nervosa (AN)...
Binge eating disorder: a symptom-level investigation of genetic and environmental influences on liabilityK S Mitchell
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284 2018, USA
Psychol Med 40:1899-906. 2010....
Evidence for a susceptibility gene for anorexia nervosa on chromosome 1D E Grice
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
Am J Hum Genet 70:787-92. 2002..03, at marker D1S3721 on chromosome 1p. The genotyping of additional markers in this region led to a peak multipoint NPL score of 3.45, thereby providing suggestive evidence for the presence of an AN-susceptibility locus on chromosome 1p...
Smoking in eating disordersDoris Anzengruber
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7160, USA
Eat Behav 7:291-9. 2006..Given the high prevalence, the impact of ongoing smoking on maintenance of eating disorders symptoms is worthy of both clinical and research attention...
Sexual functioning in women with eating disordersAndrea Poyastro Pinheiro
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Int J Eat Disord 43:123-9. 2010..To describe sexual functioning in women with eating disorders...
Patterns of menstrual disturbance in eating disordersAndréa Poyastro Pinheiro
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7160, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:424-34. 2007..To describe menstrual disturbance in eating disorders (ED)...
Substance use disorders in women with anorexia nervosaTammy L Root
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Int J Eat Disord 43:14-21. 2010..Secondary analyses examined SUD related to lifetime purging behavior and lifetime binge eating...
Understanding the relation between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in a Swedish national twin sampleCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Biol Psychiatry 67:71-7. 2010..We present a bivariate twin analysis of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa to determine the extent to which shared genetic and environmental factors contribute to liability to these disorders...
Gender differences in compensatory behaviors, weight and shape salience, and drive for thinnessCharles B Anderson
Department of Psychiatry, CB#7160, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7160, USA
Eat Behav 5:1-11. 2004..These findings suggest that both the nature and function of compensatory behaviors may differ by gender...
Susceptibility genes for nicotine dependence: a genome scan and followup in an independent sample suggest that regions on chromosomes 2, 4, 10, 16, 17 and 18 merit further studyR E Straub
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298 1534, USA
Mol Psychiatry 4:129-44. 1999....
Binge-eating disorder as a distinct familial phenotype in obese individualsJames I Hudson
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass 02478, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:313-9. 2006..However, it remains unclear whether BED represents an etiologically distinct behavioral phenotype of obesity or simply a nonspecific eating pattern sometimes seen in obese individuals...
Associations among postpartum depression, eating disorders, and perfectionism in a population-based sample of adult womenSuzanne E Mazzeo
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284 2018, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:202-11. 2006..The current study investigated associations among eating disorders, depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, and perfectionism in a population-based sample of women...
Candidate genes for nicotine dependence via linkage, epistasis, and bioinformaticsPatrick F Sullivan
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 126:23-36. 2004..Although the hypotheses resulting from these linkage and bioinformatic analyses are plausible and intriguing, their ultimate worth depends on replication in additional linkage samples and in future experimental studies...
An investigation of a measure of twins' equal environmentsKaren S Mitchell
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284 2018, USA
Twin Res Hum Genet 10:840-7. 2007..Measurement invariance issues, as well as distributions of equal environments traits, should be considered when evaluating the equal environments assumption, in order to produce accurate parameter estimates in twin models...
Investigating the structure of the eating inventory (three-factor eating questionnaire): a confirmatory approachSuzanne E Mazzeo
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284 2018, USA
Int J Eat Disord 34:255-64. 2003..To investigate the internal structure of the Eating Inventory using confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) methods...
Characteristics of monozygotic male and female twins discordant for overweight: a descriptive studyKaren S Mitchell
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284 2018, USA
Eat Behav 9:366-9. 2008..BMI is highly heritable. Yet, trends in obesity highlight environmental influences on body weight. Monozygotic (MZ) twins discordant for overweight offer a unique opportunity to examine these factors...
Binge eating disorder: a stable syndromeHarrison G Pope
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
Am J Psychiatry 163:2181-3. 2006..This study assessed the stability of binge eating disorder in a community sample...
Parenting concerns of women with histories of eating disordersSuzanne E Mazzeo
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284 2018, USA
Int J Eat Disord 37:S77-9; discussion S87-9. 2005..The current article reviews the literature on parenting among women with EDs, and outlines the process of developing an intervention addressing their parenting concerns...
Anorexia nervosa: definition, epidemiology, and cycle of riskCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7160, USA
Int J Eat Disord 37:S2-9; discussion S20-1. 2005....
Genetic analysis of bulimia nervosa: methods and sample descriptionWalter H Kaye
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Int J Eat Disord 35:556-70. 2004..The current study presents the clinical characteristics of this sample as well as a description of the study methodology...
Genetics in eating disorders: state of the scienceCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Neurosciences Hospital Room 10505, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
CNS Spectr 9:511-5. 2004..This review presents a synthesis of current knowledge about genetic factors implicated in the etiology of eating disorders...
A twin study of genetic and environmental influences on tobacco initiation, regular tobacco use and nicotine dependenceHermine H Maes
Departments of Human Genetics and Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0003, USA
Psychol Med 34:1251-61. 2004..As the development of ND requires regular tobacco use (RTU) which in turn requires TI, a conditional approach is necessary...
Linkage analysis of anorexia nervosa incorporating behavioral covariatesBernie Devlin
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2593, USA
Hum Mol Genet 11:689-96. 2002..50, P = 0.00035). By comparing our results to those implemented using more standard linkage methods, we find the covariates convey substantial information for the linkage analysis...
Characteristics of men with persistent thinnessSuzanne E Mazzeo
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P O Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284 2018, USA
Obes Res 12:1367-9. 2004..Although Western society is increasingly obesogenic, some individuals maintain low weights. Thin women manifest fewer eating disorders and higher self-esteem. However, little is known about persistently thin men...
Medical morbidity in binge eating disorderCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Int J Eat Disord 34:S39-46. 2003..To explore the extent to which binge eating disorder (BED) is associated with medical morbidity...
The genetics of anorexia nervosaCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Annu Rev Nutr 27:263-75. 2007..With these bodies of literature as a starting point, we evaluate critically the current state of research on molecular genetic studies of anorexia nervosa and provide guidance for future research...
Childhood anxiety associated with low BMI in women with anorexia nervosaJocilyn E Dellava
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 101 Manning Drive, CB 7160, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Behav Res Ther 48:60-7. 2010..The present study explores childhood personality characteristics that could be associated with the ability to attain an extremely low BMI...
An empirical study of the typology of bulimic symptoms in young Portuguese womenAndrea Poyastro Pinheiro
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Int J Eat Disord 41:251-8. 2008..To investigate whether clusters of bulimic symptoms exist in a community sample of young Portuguese women...
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...
Environmental and genetic risk factors for eating disorders: what the clinician needs to knowSuzanne E Mazzeo
Departments of Psychology and Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 806 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284 2018, USA
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 18:67-82. 2009..In this article the authors discuss what is known about genetic and environmental risk factors with an emphasis on gene-environment interplay to improve clinicians' comfort level in discussing these complex issues with their patients...
Is season of birth related to disordered eating and personality in women with eating disorders?N K Shuman
Maggie L Walker Governor s School for Government and International Studies, Richmond, VA, USA
Eat Weight Disord 15:e186-9. 2010..We found no evidence of season of birth variation in eating disorders symptoms or personality traits. Contributing to previous conflicting findings, the present results do not support a season of birth hypothesis for eating disorders...
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...
Patterns of maternal feeding and child eating associated with eating disorders in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)Lauren Reba-Harrelson
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Neurosciences Hospital, CB 7160, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Eat Behav 11:54-61. 2010..Longitudinal follow-up will assist in determining the implications of feeding style on later growth trajectories and development...
Temporal patterns of recovery across eating disorder subtypesAnn Von Holle
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7160, USA
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 42:108-17. 2008..To compare patterns of recovery in individuals with index episodes of anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN)...
Patterns of remission, continuation and incidence of broadly defined eating disorders during early pregnancy in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)Cynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Psychol Med 37:1109-18. 2007..We explored the course of broadly defined eating disorders during pregnancy in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health...
Association study of 182 candidate genes in anorexia nervosaAndrea Poyastro Pinheiro
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7160, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 153:1070-80. 2010....
A twin study of dietary restraint, disinhibition and hunger: an examination of the eating inventory (three factor eating questionnaire)Benjamin M Neale
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Twin Res 6:471-8. 2003..Furthermore, Restraint appeared to be empirically distinct from Hunger or Disinhibition...
[Genetics in eating disorders: extending the boundaries of research]Andrea Poyastro Pinheiro
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 28:218-25. 2006..To review the recent literature relevant to genetic research in eating disorders and to discuss unique issues which are crucial for the development of a genetic research project in eating disorders in Brazil...
Birth outcomes in women with eating disorders in the Norwegian Mother and Child cohort study (MoBa)Cynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7160, USA
Int J Eat Disord 42:9-18. 2009..We explored the impact of eating disorders on birth outcomes in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study...
Causes and recovery in anorexia nervosa: the patient's perspectiveFederica Tozzi
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0126, USA
Int J Eat Disord 33:143-54. 2003..The results underscore the importance of interpersonal factors in recovery from anorexia nervosa and suggest that attention to this area in treatment may be beneficial...
Contemporary thinking about the role of genes and environment in eating disordersCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc 13:91-8. 2004..To review recent literature documenting how family, twin and molecular genetic studies of eating disorders have revolutionized our conceptualizations of anorexia and bulimia nervosa...
Selection of eating-disorder phenotypes for linkage analysisCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 139:81-7. 2005..Linkage results appear in a subsequent report. Our report lays out a systematic roadmap for utilizing a rich set of phenotypes for genetic analyses, including the selection of linkage methods paired to those phenotypes...
Feasibility and acceptability of CD-ROM-based cognitive-behavioural treatment for binge-eating disorderJennifer R Shapiro
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Eur Eat Disord Rev 15:175-84. 2007..However, there was a significantly greater decline in binge days in the two active groups relative to WL. CD-ROM appears to be an acceptable and at least initially preferred method of CBT delivery for overweight individuals with BED...
Exploring the gene-environment nexus in eating disordersCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
J Psychiatry Neurosci 30:335-9. 2005....
Features associated with excessive exercise in women with eating disordersHemal Shroff
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7160, and Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Towson, MD, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:454-61. 2006..CONCLUSION: Excessive exercise may be associated particularly with the purging subtype of AN as well as with a constellation of anxious/obsessional temperament and personality characteristics among women with eating disorders...
Evaluating binge eating disorder in children: development of the children's binge eating disorder scale (C-BEDS)Jennifer R Shapiro
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:82-9. 2007..The purpose of this study was to develop a brief, simple, structured, interviewer-administered scale (C-BEDS) to measure BED in children according to the provisional criteria and to compare diagnostic results with SCID diagnoses...
Eating disorder symptomatology: prevalence among Latino college freshmen studentsMae Lynn Reyes-Rodríguez
University North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, UNC Eating Disorders Program, 101 Manning Drive, CB 7160, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7160, USA
J Clin Psychol 66:666-79. 2010..Eating disorder symptoms occur frequently in Puerto Rican college students, and prevention, detection, and treatment efforts are needed...
Linkage analysis of anorexia and bulimia nervosa cohorts using selected behavioral phenotypes as quantitative traits or covariatesSilviu-Alin Bacanu
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593, USA
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 139:61-8. 2005..3); for covariate-based linkage analysis, five suggestive signals (for BMI at 4q13.1, for CM at 11p11.2 and 17q25.1, and for OBF at 17q25.1 and 15q26.2). Overlap between the two cohorts was minimal for substantial linkage signals...
Maternal eating disorders influence sex ratio at birthCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 87:979-81. 2008..If confirmed, this finding could provide evidence in formulating hypotheses regarding the consequences of eating disorders and determinants of sex ratio at birth...
Anorexia nervosa treatment: a systematic review of randomized controlled trialsCynthia M Bulik
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7160, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:310-20. 2007....
Psychiatric and medical symptoms in binge eating in the absence of compensatory behaviorsTed Reichborn-Kjennerud
Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P O Box 4404 Nydalen, N 0403 Oslo, Norway
Obes Res 12:1445-54. 2004..To explore the extent to which binge eating in the absence of compensatory behaviors (BE) is associated with psychiatric and medical symptoms in men and women and to control for the independent effects of BMI...
Personality characteristics of women before and after recovery from an eating disorderKelly L Klump
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 1116, USA
Psychol Med 34:1407-18. 2004..This study compares personality characteristics among women who are ill with eating disorders, recovered from eating disorders, and those without eating or other Axis I disorder pathology...
Bulimic symptoms in the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development: correlates, comorbidity, and geneticsRichard Rowe
Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Center, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
Biol Psychiatry 51:172-82. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: The pattern of comorbidity suggests overlap between bulimia symptoms and those of internalizing disorders. Substantial genetic variance (44%) was evident in the most conservative model...
Intentional weight loss in young adults: sex-specific genetic and environmental effectsAnna Keski-Rahkonen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
Obes Res 13:745-53. 2005..To explore eating styles associated with intentional weight loss (IWL) and to determine whether the genetic liability in IWL is entirely shared with genetic liability affecting BMI...
Personality, perfectionism, and attitudes toward eating in parents of individuals with eating disordersD Blake Woodside
Department of Psychiatry, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Int J Eat Disord 31:290-9. 2002..This study compares personality and eating-related traits in parents of probands with eating disorders, with age-band matched healthy normal controls...
Features associated with diet pill use in individuals with eating disordersLauren Reba-Harrelson
Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Eat Behav 9:73-81. 2008..In the eating disorder population, vigilant screening for diet pill use should be routine clinical practice...
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...
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....
Psychosocial factors associated with broadly defined bulimia nervosa during early pregnancy: findings from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort StudyCecilie Knoph Berg
Department of Adult Mental Health, Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 42:396-404. 2008..The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between psychosocial characteristics and broadly defined bulimia nervosa during early pregnancy, including factors associated with continuation, incidence and remission...
Eating disorders and women's health: an updateAnne Marie Mitchell
William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI, USA
J Midwifery Womens Health 51:193-201. 2006..Factors critical to improving pregnancy outcome and reducing the risk for exacerbation or relapse in the postpartum period are identified...
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...
Perfectionism and eating disorders: current status and future directionsAnna M Bardone-Cone
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 27:384-405. 2007..The current review concludes with conceptual and methodological recommendations for researchers interested in perfectionism and eating disorders...
Undue influence of weight on self-evaluation: a population-based twin study of gender differencesTed Reichborn-Kjennerud
Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Int J Eat Disord 35:123-32; discussion 133-5. 2004....
Symptom profile of major depressive disorder in women with eating disordersFernando Fernandez Aranda
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 41:24-31. 2007..The temporal relation between EDs and MDD onset was analyzed to determine differences in the course and nature of MDD when experienced prior to versus after the onset of the ED...
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...
Application of a latent class analysis to empirically define eating disorder phenotypesPamela K Keel
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 61:192-200. 2004..Diagnostic criteria for eating disorders influence how we recognize, research, and treat eating disorders, and empirically valid phenotypes are required for revealing their genetic bases...
Epidemiology and course of anorexia nervosa in the communityAnna Keski-Rahkonen
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Am J Psychiatry 164:1259-65. 2007..The authors sought to describe the onset and outcomes of anorexia nervosa in the general population...
Comparison of personality risk factors in bulimia nervosa and pathological gamblingEva M Alvarez Moya
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Compr Psychiatry 48:452-7. 2007..The objective of the study was to assess the predictive value of personality profiles to classify individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN), pathological gambling (PG), and a nonpsychiatric comparison group while controlling for sex...
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?..
Characteristics of women with persistent thinnessRita Slof
Robert-Fleury Stichting, Leidschendam, The Netherlands
Obes Res 11:971-7. 2003..Whether later menarche is causally related to thinness or whether later menarche, persistent thinness, and enhanced well-being all result from a third unmeasured variable such as high sports participation is yet to be resolved...
The relation among perfectionism, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder in individuals with eating disordersKatherine A Halmi
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Westchester Division, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, New York, USA
Int J Eat Disord 38:371-4. 2005..The pairing of perfectionism with OCPD may be a relevant core behavioral feature underlying vulnerability to ED...
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....
Does environment matter? A review of nonshared environment and eating disordersKelly L Klump
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
Int J Eat Disord 31:118-35. 2002..We review studies highlighting the importance of nonshared factors for the development of eating disorders and suggest areas for future research...
Co-occurrence of binge eating disorder with psychiatric and medical disordersKristin N Javaras
Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 69:266-73. 2008..We used data from that type of study to assess the co-occurrence of various psychiatric and medical disorders with DSM-IV BED and with subthreshold BED...
