Featured Publications
Weighty decisions: How symptom severity and weight impact perceptions of bulimia nervosa
Galbraith K, Elmquist J, White MA, Grilo CM, Lydecker JA. Weighty decisions: How symptom severity and weight impact perceptions of bulimia nervosa. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2019, 52: 1035-1041. PMID: 31240769, PMCID: PMC6779161, DOI: 10.1002/eat.23125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulimia nervosaSymptom frequencySerious mental health concernsMental health concernsPatient weightWeight statusMental illnessSymptom severityOverweightYoung womenHealth concernWeight stigmaSignificant differencesPatientsNervosaCurrent studyParticipantsVariables of interestIllnessNegative attitudesSeverityWomen
2018
Food addiction among men and women in India
Wiedemann AA, Lawson JL, Cunningham PM, Khalvati KM, Lydecker JA, Ivezaj V, Grilo CM. Food addiction among men and women in India. European Eating Disorders Review 2018, 26: 597-604. PMID: 30003654, PMCID: PMC6261447, DOI: 10.1002/erv.2613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityBody mass indexHigher severity scoresEating-disorder psychopathologyClinical featuresMass indexSF-12Severity scoreClinical thresholdFood addictionEDE-Q subscalesYFAS scoresHigher depressionGreater frequencyYFASScoresNonclinical groupSelf-report measuresWomenDepressionMenComparing men and women with binge‐eating disorder and co‐morbid obesity
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Comparing men and women with binge‐eating disorder and co‐morbid obesity. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2018, 51: 411-417. PMID: 29493793, PMCID: PMC5980708, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBinge-eating disorderEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating episodesBinge-eating behaviorClinical presentationResearch cliniciansHigher body mass indexCo-morbid obesityDSM-IV disordersStructured Clinical InterviewEating Disorder Examination interviewAge of onsetBinge-eating frequencyRace/ethnicityMass indexBED diagnosisClinical InterviewYounger ageObesityExamination interviewWomenMenAgeDisorders
2014
Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention
Serdar K, Kelly NR, Palmberg AA, Lydecker JA, Thornton L, Tully CE, Mazzeo SE. Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention. Eating Disorders 2014, 22: 244-260. PMID: 24456277, DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2013.874824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDissonance-based prevention programPrevention programsED prevention programsED risk factorsEating Disorders PreventionAssessment-only conditionTreat analysisDB groupRisk factorsControl groupYoung womenBody dissatisfactionED symptomsDisorder preventionGreater decreaseDisorder riskWomenDelivery modeSignificant differencesLess body dissatisfactionThin-ideal internalizationFuture studiesDB conditionProgram deliveryParticipants
2012
Self-Forgiveness in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Watson MJ, Lydecker JA, Jobe RL, Enright RD, Gartner A, Mazzeo SE, Worthington EL. Self-Forgiveness in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Eating Disorders 2012, 20: 31-41. PMID: 22188058, DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2012.635561.Peer-Reviewed Original Research