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Comparing work productivity in obesity and binge eatingRuth H Striegel
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
Int J Eat Disord 45:995-8. 2012..To examine productivity impairment in individuals with obesity and/or binge eating...- Why men should be included in research on binge eating: results from a comparison of psychosocial impairment in men and womenRuth H Striegel
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 45:233-40. 2012..This study compared demographic and clinical correlates of binge eating in a large employee sample of men and women... 
Correlates of beverage intake in adolescent girls: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health StudyRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459 0408, USA
J Pediatr 148:183-7. 2006....- Fruit and vegetable intake: Few adolescent girls meet national guidelinesRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Prev Med 42:223-8. 2006..To examine longitudinal changes in daily fruit and vegetable consumption among black and white adolescent girls and calculate the percent of girls who met the Healthy People 2010 recommendations... 
Screening for binge eating disorders using the Patient Health Questionnaire in a community sampleRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459 0408, USA
Int J Eat Disord 43:337-43. 2010....- An empirical study of the typology of bulimia nervosa and its spectrum variantsRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459 0408, USA
Psychol Med 35:1563-72. 2005..There is an ongoing debate about the best way to classify eating disorders. This study examined potential subtypes of bulimia nervosa... - Toward an understanding of risk factors for binge-eating disorder in black and white women: a community-based case-control studyRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Psychol Med 35:907-17. 2005..This study sought to identify in white women risk factors specific to binge-eating disorder (BED) and for psychiatric disorders in general, and to compare black and white women on risk factors for BED... - Should night eating syndrome be included in the DSM?Ruth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:544-9. 2006.... - Health services research in anorexia nervosaRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06453, USA
Int J Eat Disord 37:S31-4; discussion S41-2. 2005..It identifies major gaps in knowledge regarding health services utilization and costs... - Night eating syndrome in young adult women: prevalence and correlatesRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Int J Eat Disord 37:200-6. 2005..The current study examined the prevalence and clinical significance of night eating syndrome (NES) in a community cohort of Black and White women... - Night eating: prevalence and demographic correlatesRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:139-47. 2006..To examine the prevalence and correlates of night eating, the core behavioral symptom of night eating syndrome among adolescents and adults, using two public access survey databases of nationally representative samples... - Risk factors for eating disordersRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of PsychologyWesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Am Psychol 62:181-98. 2007..They discuss how more sophisticated and novel conceptualizations of risk and causal processes may inform both nosology and intervention efforts... - Risk factors for binge-eating disorders: an exploratory studyRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:481-7. 2007.... - Behavioral symptoms of eating disorders in Native Americans: results from the ADD Health Survey Wave IIIRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA
Int J Eat Disord 44:561-6. 2011..To examine prevalence and correlates (gender, Body Mass Index) of disordered eating in American Indian/Native American (AI/NA) and white young adults... - Cognitive behavioral guided self-help for the treatment of recurrent binge eatingRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 78:312-21. 2010.... - Nocturnal eating: association with binge eating, obesity, and psychological distressRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459 0408, USA
Int J Eat Disord 43:520-6. 2010..To examine clinical correlates of nocturnal eating, a core behavioral symptom of night eating syndrome... - The validity and clinical utility of night eating syndromeRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 42:720-38. 2009..To review the empirical literature for evidence in support of inclusion of Night Eating Syndrome (NES) in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders... - Gender difference in the prevalence of eating disorder symptomsRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459 0408, USA
Int J Eat Disord 42:471-4. 2009..This study examined gender differences in prevalence of eating disorder symptoms including body image concerns (body checking or avoidance), binge eating, and inappropriate compensatory behaviors... - Should binge eating disorder be included in the DSM-V? A critical review of the state of the evidenceRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 4:305-24. 2008..The clinical utility and validity of BED have been established, and BED is distinguishable from both bulimia nervosa and obesity. BED should be included in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders... - Exploring the typology of night eating syndromeRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Int J Eat Disord 41:411-8. 2008..This study explored potential subtypes based on night eating patterns and features reported to be associated, with NES in a representative community sample of 8,250 individuals aged 15-39 years... - Health services use in eating disordersR H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459 0408, USA
Psychol Med 38:1465-74. 2008..This study examined healthcare services used by adults diagnosed with an eating disorder (ED) in a large health maintenance organization in the Pacific Northwest... - Health services use in women with a history of bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorderRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 37:11-8. 2005..The current study examined health services use during the past 12 months in a sample of young women with a history of an adolescent eating disorder (bulimia nervosa [BN] or binge eating disorder [BED])... - Toward an understanding of health services use in women with binge eating disorderRuth H Striegel-Moore
Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Obes Res 12:799-806. 2004.... - Eating disorders in white and black womenRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, CT, 06459, USA
Am J Psychiatry 160:1326-31. 2003.... - Epidemiology of binge eating disorderRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 34:S19-29. 2003..First described over 50 years ago, binge eating disorder (BED) only recently has become the focus of epidemiologic studies. This article provides a comprehensive review of these studies... - Comparison of binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa in a community sampleR H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Int J Eat Disord 29:157-65. 2001..This study examined the relationship between binge eating disorder (BED), a newly proposed eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa (BN)... - One-year use and cost of inpatient and outpatient services among female and male patients with an eating disorder: evidence from a national database of health insurance claimsR H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459 0408, USA
Int J Eat Disord 27:381-9. 2000..This study examined rates and cost of inpatient and outpatient treatment among 1,932 patients with an eating disorder... - Subthreshold binge eating disorderR H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 27:270-8. 2000..To examine the clinical features of subthreshold binge eating disorder (BED)... - Recurrent binge eating in black American womenR H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:83-7. 2000..Eating disorders have been believed to occur primarily among white women; in fact, the limited preliminary data available suggest that black women may be as likely as white women to report binge eating... - Eating disorders in a national sample of hospitalized female and male veterans: detection rates and psychiatric comorbidityR H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459 0408, USA
Int J Eat Disord 25:405-14. 1999..Using a national sample of hospitalized female and male veterans, this study examined the point prevalence of detected cases of eating disorders and explored psychiatric comorbidity in cases with an eating disorder... - Definitions of night eating in adolescent girlsRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Obes Res 12:1311-21. 2004..To describe the prevalence of night eating in a community cohort of black and white girls, using different definitions of night eating as described in the literature... - Psychiatric comorbidity of eating disorders in men: a national study of hospitalized veteransR H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459 0408, USA
Int J Eat Disord 25:399-404. 1999..This study examined eating disorders and their psychiatric comorbidity in a national sample of hospitalized male veterans... - Emotion-induced eating and sucrose intake in children: the NHLBI Growth and Health StudyR H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459 0408, USA
Int J Eat Disord 25:389-98. 1999.... - Breakfast consumption by African-American and white adolescent girls correlates positively with calcium and fiber intake and negatively with body mass indexSandra G Affenito
Department of Nutrition, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:938-45. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Dietetics professionals need to promote the importance of consuming breakfast to all children and adolescents, especially African-American girls... - The significance of overvaluation of shape and weight in binge eating disorderAndrea B Goldschmidt
Department of Psychology, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Behav Res Ther 48:187-93. 2010..7% accuracy. Results suggest that shape and weight overvaluation is a useful diagnostic specifier in BED. Continued research is warranted to examine its predictive validity in natural course and treatment outcome studies... - Longitudinal assessment of micronutrient intake among African-American and white girls: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health StudySandra G Affenito
Department of Nutrition, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1113-23. 2007..This report describes intake of key micronutrients relative to the Dietary Reference Intakes in a sample of African-American and white girls... - Risk factors and patterns of onset in binge eating disorderJamie L Manwaring
Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:101-7. 2006..CONCLUSION: Limited support was seen for different risk factors in BF versus DF women, suggesting similar etiologic pathways in both subtypes... - Self-harm and substance use in a community sample of Black and White women with binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosaFaith-Anne Dohm
Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Int J Eat Disord 32:389-400. 2002..DISCUSSION: Elevated rates of self-harm and substance use may not be related uniquely to BN diagnostic status, but may be related to a characteristic shared by women with BN and BED, such as a history of sexual or physical abuse... - Changes in weight and body image over time in women with eating disordersRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 36:315-27. 2004..This study examined the changes in body image and weight in young women with an adolescent eating disorder, relative to women without an eating disorder (noED)... - Ethnic differences in weight control practices among U.S. adolescents from 1995 to 2005Y May Chao
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 41:124-33. 2008..To examine trends in weight control practices from 1995 to 2005... - Caffeine intake in eating disordersRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06549, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:162-5. 2006..The current study compares caffeine consumption in females with an eating disorder and females without an eating disorder... - Abuse, bullying, and discrimination as risk factors for binge eating disorderRuth H Striegel-Moore
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, CT 06459, USA
Am J Psychiatry 159:1902-7. 2002.... - Help seeking and barriers to treatment in a community sample of Mexican American and European American women with eating disordersFary M Cachelin
Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, California 90032 8227, USA
Int J Eat Disord 39:154-61. 2006..The study examined treatment seeking for eating disorders in Mexican American and European American women... - The validity and clinical utility of purging disorderPamela K Keel
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 W Call St, Tallahassee, Florida 32306 4301, USA
Int J Eat Disord 42:706-19. 2009..To review evidence of the validity and clinical utility of Purging Disorder and examine options for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-V)... - Disordered eating and substance use in high-school students: results from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance SystemEmily M Pisetsky
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, USA
Int J Eat Disord 41:464-70. 2008.... - Eating patterns in patients with spectrum binge-eating disorderKate Harvey
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Int J Eat Disord 44:447-51. 2011..We sought to describe meal and snack frequencies of individuals with recurrent binge eating and examine the association between these eating patterns and clinical correlates... - Psychosocial adjustment in young adulthood of women who experienced an eating disorder during adolescenceRuth H Striegel-Moore
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 42:587-93. 2003..These findings underscore the clinical significance of adolescent ED... - Childhood overweight and cardiovascular disease risk factors: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health StudyDouglas R Thompson
Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
J Pediatr 150:18-25. 2007..To estimate the prevalence and incidence of overweight in African-American and Caucasian girls, and to examine associations between adolescent overweight and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors... - Expanding our understanding of the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms in black and white adolescent girlsDebra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
Psychol Med 34:1319-30. 2004..Little is known about the extent to which negative life events predict depressive symptoms in ethnically diverse groups or whether this relationship is proximal or enduring... - Prevalence and comorbidity of major depressive disorder in young black and white womenDebra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, 203 Lake Hall Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
J Psychiatr Res 39:275-83. 2005..This study reports the prevalence and comorbidity of depression in two large samples of black and white young adult women... - Does adolescent depression predict obesity in black and white young adult women?Debra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
Psychol Med 35:1505-13. 2005..To examine whether adolescent depressive symptoms predict young adult body mass index (BMI) and obesity in black and white women... - What mediates the relationship between family meals and adolescent health issuesDebra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
Health Psychol 27:S109-17. 2008..To determine whether the frequency of family meals in childhood is associated with positive health outcomes in adolescence through the mediating links of increased family cohesion and positive coping skills... - The relationship of breakfast and cereal consumption to nutrient intake and body mass index: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health StudyBruce A Barton
Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore 21210, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:1383-9. 2005..Days eating cereal was predictive of lower BMI. CONCLUSIONS: Cereal consumption as part of an overall healthful lifestyle may play a role in maintaining a healthful BMI and adequate nutrient intake among adolescent girls... - Measuring eating concerns in Black and White adolescent girlsDebra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 5000, USA
Int J Eat Disord 35:179-89. 2004..Few instruments exist to measure eating concerns in adolescent girls from diverse ethnic backgrounds... - Race differences in accuracy of self-reported childhood body size among white and black womenAlison E Field
Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Obes Res 12:1136-44. 2004..To assess the relation of self-reported current and recalled preadolescent body size to measured BMI (kilograms per meter squared) and interviewer's assessment of body size... - Gender differences in eating disorder symptoms in young adultsPeter M Lewinsohn
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, Oregon 97403 1983, USA
Int J Eat Disord 32:426-40. 2002..The major goal of this study was to identify problematic eating behaviors and attitudes in young men and compare them with those of young women... - What's love got to do with it? Family cohesion and healthy eating behaviors in adolescent girlsDebra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 5000, USA
Int J Eat Disord 41:360-7. 2008..To examine the association between family cohesion and behaviors linked to health or overweight in adolescents... - Longitudinal patterns of breakfast eating in black and white adolescent girlsAnn M Albertson
Northeastern University, Department of Counseling Psychology, 203 Lake Hall, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2282-92. 2007..The objective was to describe the pattern of breakfast eating over time ("breakfast history") and examine its associations with BMI and physical activity... - Correlates of persistent thinness in black and white young womenDebra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, 203 Lake Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
Obes Res 13:2006-13. 2005..To examine health and psychosocial correlates of persistent thinness in black and white young adult women... - The food amount rating scale: development, reliability, and validityFaith Anne Dohm
Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430, USA
Obes Res 10:1173-9. 2002..The Food Amount Rating Scale (FARS) is a standardized set of stimuli for assessing individuals' judgment of food amounts... - Self-perceived barriers to activity participation among sedentary adolescent girlsSue Y S Kimm
Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:534-40. 2006..Potential barriers to activity participation were surveyed among adolescent girls and corroborated with other reported information... - Self-esteem in adolescent femalesFrank M Biro
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Adolesc Health 39:501-7. 2006..Self-esteem is a major "predictor" of satisfaction with life. This longitudinal study examined mean and individual changes in self-esteem, and how self-esteem is affected by race and body mass... - Self-reported symptoms of depression in late adolescence to early adulthood: a comparison of African-American and Caucasian femalesDebra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 37:526-9. 2005..Caucasian girls' scores decreased over time, whereas scores for African-American girls were fairly consistent. Future studies are needed to examine age-specific risk factors in adolescent girls... - Dietary patterns in adolescence are related to adiposity in young adulthood in black and white femalesLorrene D Ritchie
The Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources and School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, and Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Nutr 137:399-406. 2007..In conclusion, a cumulative pattern of food intake consistent with recommendations for general health appears to help prevent overweight, but this pattern was followed by only a minority of adolescent girls... - Macronutrient intake in anorexia nervosa: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health StudySandra G Affenito
Department of Nutrition and Family Studies, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut 06457, USA
J Pediatr 141:701-5. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: To identify AN early on, health practitioners caring for adolescent girls should inquire about food intake and reluctance to eat certain foods, especially those containing fat... - Psychosocial and health consequences of adolescent depression in Black and White young adult womenDebra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
Health Psychol 24:586-93. 2005..Prevention efforts for depressed adolescents should be broadly focused to improve young adult outcomes... - The role of body dissatisfaction as a risk factor for depression in adolescent girls: are the differences Black and White?Debra L Franko
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, 210B Lake Hall, Boston, MA 02115 5000, USA
J Psychosom Res 53:975-83. 2002..This review underscores the need for future research with a variety of ethnic minority groups to better understand the etiology of adolescent depression... - Factors that influence food amount ratings by white, Hispanic, and Asian samplesFaith Anne Dohm
Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, Fairfield University, CNS 221, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824, USA
Obes Res 13:1061-9. 2005..Two studies explored in nonclinical samples variables that may influence meal size assessments... - Exposure to the mass media, body shape concerns, and use of supplements to improve weight and shape among male and female adolescentsAlison E Field
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 116:e214-20. 2005..To assess the prevalence and correlates of products used to improve weight and shape among male and female adolescents... - Validation of the eating disorder diagnostic scale for use with Hong Kong adolescentsStephanie W Lee
Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Int J Eat Disord 40:569-74. 2007..We examined the psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS) in a community sample of Hong Kong school children... - Antecedent life events of binge-eating disorderKathleen M Pike
Department of Psychiatry, Unit 98, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, NY 10032, USA
Psychiatry Res 142:19-29. 2006..There was no evidence for race-specific exposure to antecedent life events. The results suggest that a greater number and certain specific types of life events increase risk for the subsequent development of BED... - Prevention of eating disorders: challenges and opportunitiesJane Pearson
Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Int J Eat Disord 31:233-9. 2002....
Research Grants
- Effectiveness of Guided Self-Help for Binge EatingRuth Striegel Moore; Fiscal Year: 2007..The proposed study will answer the question whether CBT- GSH is an effective early step intervention for the treatment of binge eating disorders. ..
- Research Teaching Day on Eating Disorders ConferenceRuth Striegel Moore; Fiscal Year: 2007..Support is requested for five years, and the success of the program will be evaluated annually. ..
- Psychosocial Determinants of Nutrient Intake in GirlsRuth Striegel Moore; Fiscal Year: 2004..Adult weight was also measured. Results from our secondary analyses will be useful for interventions aimed at improving nutritional health. ..