2017
Preliminary examination of metabolic syndrome response to motivational interviewing for weight loss as compared to an attentional control and usual care in primary care for individuals with and without binge-eating disorder
Barnes RD, Barber JA. Preliminary examination of metabolic syndrome response to motivational interviewing for weight loss as compared to an attentional control and usual care in primary care for individuals with and without binge-eating disorder. Eating Behaviors 2017, 26: 108-113. PMID: 28226308, PMCID: PMC5545172, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndrome ratesMetabolic syndromePrimary careUsual careSyndrome ratesWeight lossOverweight/obesityWeight loss interventionBinge-eating disorderQuarter of participantsLoss interventionExcess weightSyndromeSecondary analysisCareControl participantsAdult participantsSignificant differencesSuch interventionsTreatmentDisordersParticipantsImpact of MIInterventionMI
2011
Assessment of Rates of Overweight and Obesity and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in a Sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans
Barber J, Bayer L, Pietrzak RH, Sanders KA. Assessment of Rates of Overweight and Obesity and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in a Sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans. Military Medicine 2011, 176: 151-155. PMID: 21366076, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-09-00275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransIraqi Freedom veteransRates of overweightMeasures of symptomsMean body mass indexVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStress disorderRetrospective chart reviewSymptoms of PTSDBody mass indexActive duty populationSame age groupGroup of veteransChart reviewRoutine careMass indexOverweight rangeMedical CenterOverweightAge groupsSymptomsObesityPsychological distress