2018
Parents have both implicit and explicit biases against children with obesity
Lydecker JA, O’Brien E, Grilo CM. Parents have both implicit and explicit biases against children with obesity. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2018, 41: 784-791. PMID: 29728951, PMCID: PMC6209524, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-018-9929-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit weight biasWeight biasChild variablesExplicit biasChild psychosocial functioningExplicit weight biasExplicit biasesChildren's resiliencePsychosocial functioningStigmatizing environmentsImplicit biasOverweight/obesityWeight discriminationParentsChildrenBiasResilienceChild healthObesityFunctioningClinical researchYouthBiasesHealthLess bias
2017
Form and Formulation: Examining the Distinctiveness of Body Image Constructs in Treatment-Seeking Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder
Lydecker JA, White MA, Grilo CM. Form and Formulation: Examining the Distinctiveness of Body Image Constructs in Treatment-Seeking Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2017, 85: 1095-1103. PMID: 29083224, PMCID: PMC5679782, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody image variablesBody image disturbanceBody image constructsBinge-eating disorderImage constructImage variablesWeight/shape overvaluationBinge-eating frequencyInvestigator-based interviewBiopsychosocial featuresEating-disorder psychopathologyTreatment-seeking patientsShape preoccupationShape dissatisfactionShape overvaluationShape concernsCore aspectsCurrent studyTreatment formulationConstructsImportant distinctionDifferent aspectsOvervaluationPreoccupationDisordersDoes your child's weight influence how you judge yourself as a parent? A cross-sectional study to define and examine parental overvaluation of weight/shape
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Does your child's weight influence how you judge yourself as a parent? A cross-sectional study to define and examine parental overvaluation of weight/shape. Preventive Medicine 2017, 105: 265-270. PMID: 28987340, PMCID: PMC5659758, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight/shapeParental overvaluationPersonal weightEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderEating PsychopathologyParent psychopathologyPediatric obesityDearth of researchChild weightCross-sectional designParental attitudesPsychopathologyImportant psychopathologyDisorder treatmentCross-sectional studyParentsCurrent studyIntegral stakeholdersWeight influenceOvervaluationClinical attentionChild BMIChild healthRelated conceptsPsychological and Behavioral Treatments for Binge-Eating Disorder.
Grilo CM. Psychological and Behavioral Treatments for Binge-Eating Disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2017, 78 Suppl 1: 20-24. PMID: 28125175, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.sh16003su1c.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderBehavioral treatmentBehavioral weight loss therapyCognitive behavioral therapyBinge Eating DisorderBehavioral treatment optionsInterpersonal psychotherapyIntervention protocolBetter outcomesSignificant predictorsWeight lossModest weight lossWeight loss therapyBody shapeReliable predictorTreatment outcomesLoss therapyTreatment optionsDisordersInterventionModeratorPredictorsPsychotherapyPatientsTherapyRumination in Patients with Binge‐Eating Disorder and Obesity: Associations with Eating‐Disorder Psychopathology and Weight‐bias Internalization
Wang SB, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Rumination in Patients with Binge‐Eating Disorder and Obesity: Associations with Eating‐Disorder Psychopathology and Weight‐bias Internalization. European Eating Disorders Review 2017, 25: 98-103. PMID: 28078784, PMCID: PMC5318238, DOI: 10.1002/erv.2499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShape/weightWeight bias internalizationEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderCognitive processesGreater eating-disorder psychopathologyImportant cognitive processesOvervaluation of shapeGreater weight bias internalizationHierarchical multiple regressionTreatment-seeking patientsGreater ruminationRuminationDiscrimination experiencesPhysical healthPsychopathologyNegative attitudesMultiple regressionOvervaluationObesity treatmentComorbid obesityAttitudesDisordersExperienceFindings
2015
Evaluation of the DSM-5 severity indicator for binge eating disorder in a clinical sample
Grilo CM, Ivezaj V, White MA. Evaluation of the DSM-5 severity indicator for binge eating disorder in a clinical sample. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 71: 110-114. PMID: 26114779, PMCID: PMC4501858, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of the DSM-5 severity indicator for bulimia nervosa
Grilo CM, Ivezaj V, White MA. Evaluation of the DSM-5 severity indicator for bulimia nervosa. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 67: 41-44. PMID: 25744910, PMCID: PMC4361239, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of the DSM-5 severity indicator for binge eating disorder in a community sample
Grilo CM, Ivezaj V, White MA. Evaluation of the DSM-5 severity indicator for binge eating disorder in a community sample. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 66: 72-76. PMID: 25701802, PMCID: PMC4346502, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderGreater eating-disorder psychopathologyEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating frequencyModerate severity groupSeverity groupsSeverity criteriaShape/weightDSM-5 severity indicatorDSM-5 severity levelsDSM-5 severity specifiersSeverity specifiersSeverity/frequencyCommunity sampleTreatment-seeking patientsNon-clinical community sample
2014
Prospective Association Between Overvaluation of Weight and Binge Eating Among Overweight Adolescent Girls
Sonneville KR, Grilo CM, Richmond TK, Thurston IB, Jernigan M, Gianini L, Field AE. Prospective Association Between Overvaluation of Weight and Binge Eating Among Overweight Adolescent Girls. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2014, 56: 25-29. PMID: 25438968, PMCID: PMC4275318, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight adolescent girlsSevere depressive symptomsWeekly bingeOverweight girlsOvervaluation of weightGreater impairmentDepressive symptomsProspective associationsAdolescent girlsCross-sectional analysisSubjective social statusObese girlsSignificant associationBinge eatingGreater riskTime 2BingeLow subjective social statusImpairmentToday StudyTime 1SymptomsGirlsAssociationWeight overvaluationFactor structure and construct validity of the eating disorder examination‐questionnaire in college students: Further support for a modified brief version
Grilo CM, Reas DL, Hopwood CJ, Crosby RD. Factor structure and construct validity of the eating disorder examination‐questionnaire in college students: Further support for a modified brief version. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2014, 48: 284-289. PMID: 25346071, PMCID: PMC4374034, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating Disorder Examination QuestionnaireObese sampleYoung adultsEating-disorder psychopathologySample of personsOverweight statusSeven-itemStudy groupDisorder Examination QuestionnaireBulimia nervosaAnorexia nervosaThree-factor structureDietary restraintBody dissatisfactionConfirmatory factor analysisShape/weight overvaluationExamination QuestionnaireNonclinical groupNervosaOvervaluation of shape and weight as a mediator between self-esteem and weight bias internalization among patients with binge eating disorder
Pearl RL, White MA, Grilo CM. Overvaluation of shape and weight as a mediator between self-esteem and weight bias internalization among patients with binge eating disorder. Eating Behaviors 2014, 15: 259-261. PMID: 24854815, PMCID: PMC4053161, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvervaluation of shapeWeight bias internalizationWeight Bias Internalization ScaleRosenberg Self-Esteem ScaleBinge-eating frequencyWeight biasMediation analysisShape/weightTreatment-seeking individualsSelf-Esteem ScaleInternalization ScaleSemi-structured interviewsBingeOvervaluationClinical effortsDisordersPsychopathologyBiasSupportRelationshipScaleIndividualsImplicationsSignificant correlationWeight contributes
2013
An examination of weight bias among treatment-seeking obese patients with and without binge eating disorder
Barnes RD, Ivezaj V, Grilo CM. An examination of weight bias among treatment-seeking obese patients with and without binge eating disorder. General Hospital Psychiatry 2013, 36: 177-180. PMID: 24359678, PMCID: PMC3951686, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-seeking obese patientsWeight biasSelf-report measuresNegative attitudesGreater negative attitudesNegative weight biasWeight biasesSemi-structured interviewsBED criteriaNBO patientsMain effectSex differencesBingeHigh levelsAttitudesDepressionBiasPrimary care settingDisordersEatingBiasesLow levelsEndorsementParticipantsCare settings
2012
Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire Factor Structure and Construct Validity in Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Grilo CM, Henderson KE, Bell RL, Crosby RD. Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire Factor Structure and Construct Validity in Bariatric Surgery Candidates. Obesity Surgery 2012, 23: 657-662. PMID: 23229951, PMCID: PMC3610788, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0840-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery candidatesBariatric surgery patientsSurgery candidatesSurgery patientsEating Disorder Examination QuestionnaireObese sampleObese bariatric surgery candidatesConsecutive seriesClinical assessmentResultsConfirmatory factor analysisDisorder Examination QuestionnaireClinical groupsDietary restraintFactor structureShape/weight overvaluationExamination QuestionnairePatientsConvergent validitySelf-report measuresFactor analytic findingsConstruct validityPsychometric propertiesPsychological measuresThree-factor structureRecent findings
2011
An examination of the food addiction construct in obese patients with binge eating disorder
Gearhardt AN, White MA, Masheb RM, Morgan PT, Crosby RD, Grilo CM. An examination of the food addiction construct in obese patients with binge eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2011, 45: 657-663. PMID: 22684991, PMCID: PMC3375872, DOI: 10.1002/eat.20957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale Food Addiction ScaleDisorder psychopathologyFood addictionBED patientsConfirmatory factor analysisFood addiction constructEmotion dysregulationNegative affectOne-factor solutionYFAS scoresAssociated psychopathologyAddiction constructPsychopathologyPsychometric propertiesAddiction ScaleBingeImplications of Weight-Based Stigma and Self-Bias on Quality of Life Among Individuals With Schizophrenia
Barber JA, Palmese L, Reutenauer EL, Grilo CM, Tek C. Implications of Weight-Based Stigma and Self-Bias on Quality of Life Among Individuals With Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2011, 199: 431-435. PMID: 21716053, PMCID: PMC3135000, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e318221403d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeWeight-based stigmatizationNonpsychiatric samplesMedication complianceUnderwent assessmentConsecutive seriesObese individualsClinical studiesLife measuresSchizoaffective disorderObese sampleSignificant stigmaSchizophreniaWeight stigmaWeight biasWeight measuresNegative affectPoor qualitySame extentStigmaInternalized weight bias in obese patients with binge eating disorder: Associations with eating disturbances and psychological functioning
Durso LE, Latner JD, White MA, Masheb RM, Blomquist KK, Morgan PT, Grilo CM. Internalized weight bias in obese patients with binge eating disorder: Associations with eating disturbances and psychological functioning. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2011, 45: 423-427. PMID: 21717488, PMCID: PMC3184343, DOI: 10.1002/eat.20933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-seeking obese patientsDisorder psychopathologyWeight biasFat phobiaInternalized weight biasSignificant independent contributionPsychological functioningExamination interviewCommunity sampleBED patientsPhobiaPsychopathologyWidespread biasIndependent contributionBingeDepressionIWBBiasDisordersHigh levelsObese personsFunctioningScoresVarianceCorrelates
2010
Personality heterogeneity in female adolescent inpatients with features of eating disorders
Hopwood CJ, Ansell EB, Fehon DC, Grilo CM. Personality heterogeneity in female adolescent inpatients with features of eating disorders. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2010, 51: 585-591. PMID: 20965304, PMCID: PMC2962865, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAggressionAlcoholismAnorexia NervosaBody ImageBulimiaBulimia NervosaCluster AnalysisComorbidityDefense MechanismsFemaleHumansImpulsive BehaviorInternal-External ControlMood DisordersPatient AdmissionPersonality DisordersPersonality InventoryPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf ConceptSocial ConformitySubstance-Related DisordersConceptsImportant clinical implicationsDisorder featuresFemale adolescent inpatientsDisturbed eatingMood dysfunctionPersonality heterogeneityClinical implicationsAdult womenClinical useComorbid psychopathologyAdolescent inpatientsPersonality variabilitySubstance useDisorder symptomsAdolescent girlsFunctioning groupMood psychopathologyEatingHigh functioningDifferent personality modelsExternalizing groupWomenPrevious evidencePsychopathology
2007
Associations of Weight-Based Teasing History and Current Eating Disorder Features and Psychological Functioning in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Rosenberger PH, Henderson KE, Bell RL, Grilo CM. Associations of Weight-Based Teasing History and Current Eating Disorder Features and Psychological Functioning in Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity Surgery 2007, 17: 470. PMID: 17608259, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9082-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological functioningTeasing historyBariatric surgery candidatesEating Disorder FeaturesSelf-report measuresSurgery candidatesStructured diagnostic interviewBody dissatisfactionShape concernsDisorder featuresConclusionHealth care providersCurrent obesity levelsTeasingDemographic featuresChildhood historyComprehensive psychiatric evaluationDiagnostic InterviewDisorder diagnosisBariatric surgery patientsFunctioningBariatric surgery outcomesLifetime psychiatric disordersSuch experiencesNegative sequelaeAnalysis of covariance
2006
The prognostic significance of regular binge eating in extremely obese gastric bypass patients: 12-month postoperative outcomes.
White MA, Masheb RM, Rothschild BS, Burke-Martindale CH, Grilo CM. The prognostic significance of regular binge eating in extremely obese gastric bypass patients: 12-month postoperative outcomes. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2006, 67: 1928-35. PMID: 17194271, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v67n1213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-binge eatersRegular bingeBinge eatersObese gastric bypass patientsAssessment of bingeBinge-eating groupBinge-eating statusObese bariatric surgery candidatesRobust improvementBariatric surgery candidatesBody dissatisfactionInfrequent bingePsychosocial functioningPreoperative bingePsychological problemsPsychosocial problemsBingeEatersMonths postsurgerySurgery candidatesEatingGastric bypass surgery patientsPostoperative outcomesPrognostic significanceSharp improvement
2001
Childhood Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Maltreatment in Outpatients with Binge Eating Disorder: Frequency and Associations with Gender, Obesity, and Eating‐Related Psychopathology
Grilo C, Masheb R. Childhood Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Maltreatment in Outpatients with Binge Eating Disorder: Frequency and Associations with Gender, Obesity, and Eating‐Related Psychopathology. Obesity 2001, 9: 320-325. PMID: 11346674, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2001.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreater body dissatisfactionBody dissatisfactionChildhood maltreatmentEmotional abuseSexual abuseDisorder featuresBED patientsBinge Eating DisorderOnset of overweightChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireForms of maltreatmentDietary restraintEating DisordersEmotional neglectHigher depressionPhysical neglectTrauma QuestionnaireAttitudinal featuresSexual maltreatmentPhysical abuseMaltreatmentChildhood experiencesDissatisfactionAbuseStatistical Manual