2024
The Impact of Body Contouring Following Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Examination of Psychosocial and Medical Impairment
Ivezaj V, Alperovich M, Price G, Dunford A, Metzler A, Grilo C. The Impact of Body Contouring Following Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Examination of Psychosocial and Medical Impairment. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39402193, DOI: 10.1007/s00266-024-04427-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with heightened levelsBariatric surgeryFollow-up assessmentMeasures of impairmentLoose skinPsychosocial impairmentFollow-upPsychosocial concernsLevel of Evidence IIThis journalHeightened levelsPsychological concernsEvidence-Based Medicine ratingsSkin concernsClinical attentionDepressionImpairmentLevel of evidenceBCS patientsProspective examinationContouring surgerySurgeryConclusionsOver halfWeight lossBody contouringEvidence-basedLisdexamfetamine maintenance treatment for binge-eating disorder following successful treatments: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Grilo C, Ivezaj V, Yurkow S, Tek C, Wiedemann A, Gueorguieva R. Lisdexamfetamine maintenance treatment for binge-eating disorder following successful treatments: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 3334-3344. PMID: 39258475, PMCID: PMC11496227, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172400148x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderMaintenance treatmentAcute treatmentBinge-eating remission ratesCognitive-behavioral therapyEfficacy of lisdexamfetamineSignificant weight gainDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialAcute respondersLisdexamfetamine treatmentPsychopathological outcomesPosttreatment assessmentLisdexamfetaminePlacebo-controlled trialRandomized double-blind placebo-controlled trialSingle-site trialAssociated with significant weight lossPsychopathologyBinge-eatingRemission rateWeight lossPlaceboRelapse rateControl researchExploring Dietary Restraint as a Mediator of Behavioral and Cognitive‐Behavioral Treatments on Outcomes for Patients With Binge‐Eating Disorder With Obesity
Grilo C, Pittman B. Exploring Dietary Restraint as a Mediator of Behavioral and Cognitive‐Behavioral Treatments on Outcomes for Patients With Binge‐Eating Disorder With Obesity. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024 PMID: 39247962, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyBehavioral weight lossBinge-eating disorderBinge eatingWeight loss outcomesCognitive-behavioral treatmentMediation of behaviorEDE-Q restraintPost-treatmentCognitive-behavioralRestraint ScaleDietary restraintBingeMediation effectEatingEffects of treatmentTreatment effectsDisordersRandomized controlled trialsWeight lossMonths of treatmentHypothesis-testingSecondary analysisRestraintBinge-eatingTrauma‐Focused Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents Bullied Because of Weight: A Feasibility Study
Lydecker J, Ozbardakci E, Lou R, Grilo C. Trauma‐Focused Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents Bullied Because of Weight: A Feasibility Study. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 2117-2127. PMID: 39007703, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyTraumatic stressClinically-meaningful improvementsTrauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapyTrauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapyPatient outcomesOvervaluation of weight/shapeSymptoms of traumatic stressWeight-related bullyingCognitive behavioral therapyCognitive-behavioralTrauma-focusedWithin-subject improvementIntrusive symptomsBehavioral therapyDietary restraintEating disordersTherapyTreatment satisfactionFunctional impairmentTreatment feasibilityAdolescentsPatientsWeight/shapeFeasibility trialTreatment of Eating Disorders: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions
Grilo C. Treatment of Eating Disorders: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions. Annual Review Of Clinical Psychology 2024, 20: 97-123. PMID: 38211625, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080822-043256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnorexia nervosaBinge-eating disorderBulimia nervosaEating disordersAdaptive treatment designsPsychological treatmentTreatment researchNervosaTreatment designDisordersBulimiaPharmacological optionsAnorexiaEnhanced outcomesExpected final online publication dateFirst-line approachOnline publication dateMedicationFirst-lineClinical guidanceAnnual ReviewAlternative treatmentRevised estimatesPatientsTreatmentNeural Responses to Auditory Food Stimuli Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Binge‐Eating Disorder
Chao A, Agarwal K, Zhou Y, Grilo C, Gur R, Joseph P, Shinohara R, Richmond T, Wadden T. Neural Responses to Auditory Food Stimuli Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Binge‐Eating Disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 1911-1923. PMID: 38953334, PMCID: PMC11483217, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygen level-dependentWait-list controlBinge-eating disorderBehavioral therapyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging sessionNeutral-relaxing cuesReward-based eating driveReward-related regionsReducing binge eatingMeasured BOLD responsesReward regionsBinge eatingBinge-eating episodesFood cuesEating drivePersonalized scriptsBOLD responseRandomized controlled trialsNeural responsesFood-stimuliBinge-eatingCuesMagnetic resonance imagingObesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: Mental health, psychosocial burden, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior
Stefanovics E, Grilo C, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Obesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: Mental health, psychosocial burden, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior. Psychiatry Research 2024, 335: 115844. PMID: 38484606, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-suicidal self-injuryDrug use disordersU.S. military veteransMental health problemsMilitary veteransSelf-injuryUse disorderSymptoms of internalizing disordersLevels of childhood traumaNational Health and ResiliencePost-traumatic stress disorderIncreased risk of mental health problemsWhite veteransCoping self-efficacyRisk of mental health problemsLatinx ethnicityGeneralized anxietyStress disorderChildhood traumaHealth problemsSuicidal behaviorVeterans StudyCorrelates of obesityCulturally sensitive preventionNationally representative sampleOvervaluation of shape/weight at posttreatment predicts relapse at 12‐month follow‐up after successful behaviorally‐based treatment of binge‐eating disorder
Grilo C, Ivezaj V, Gueorguieva R. Overvaluation of shape/weight at posttreatment predicts relapse at 12‐month follow‐up after successful behaviorally‐based treatment of binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 1268-1273. PMID: 38321617, PMCID: PMC11093697, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvervaluation of shape/weightEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderEating Disorder Examination interviewBeck Depression InventoryWeight loss treatmentClinical overvaluationBinge-eating frequencyDiagnostic specifierBinge eatingNon-abstinenceExamination interviewDepression InventoryShape/weightDepression scoresFollow-upPsychopathologyAbstinenceBingeDepressionClinical implicationsDepression 1PosttreatmentDisordersOvervaluationReliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder
Lydecker J, Ivezaj V, Wiedemann A, Kerrigan S, Grilo C. Reliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder. Obesity 2024, 32: 702-709. PMID: 38311600, PMCID: PMC10965370, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating Disorder ExaminationEating Disorder Examination interviewEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderInternal consistencyDoctoral-levelIndicators of loss of controlInterrater reliabilityLoss of controlBinge eatingBinge-eating episodesPsychological treatmentPsychometric propertiesPsychometric studyTests of reliabilityBehavioral indicatorsAssessed adultsClinical researchPsychopathologyEatingRatersDisordersAudio-recordedAdultsPatient groupThe children of parents who receive treatment for binge‐eating disorder experience improvements in disordered eating
Lydecker J, Ozbardakci E, Grilo C. The children of parents who receive treatment for binge‐eating disorder experience improvements in disordered eating. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 745-751. PMID: 38308384, PMCID: PMC10947894, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBinge-eating disorderBinge eatingDisordered eating behaviorsEating behaviorsSecretive eatingParent changesDisordered eatingAssociated with disordered eating behaviorsEating-disorder psychopathologyEnd-of-treatment assessmentParental eating disordersAssociated with changesChildren of parentsCross-sectional workChild disordered eating behaviorsBinge-eating frequencyEating disordersSchool-aged childrenParental treatmentUntreated family membersParent medicationLongitudinal researchBingeBaseline assessmentEating
2023
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Reducing the Relative Reinforcing Value of Food in Adult Patients With Obesity Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Protocol for a Pilot, Within-Participants, Sham-Controlled Trial
Bond D, Papasavas P, Raynor H, Grilo C, Steele V. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Reducing the Relative Reinforcing Value of Food in Adult Patients With Obesity Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Protocol for a Pilot, Within-Participants, Sham-Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e50714. PMID: 37930756, PMCID: PMC10660230, DOI: 10.2196/50714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationBrain reward processingRRV of foodTranscranial magnetic stimulationSham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationReward processingValue of foodMagnetic stimulationLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexNoninvasive brain stimulation techniqueINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERNeural reward circuitsSham-controlled crossover designFood reinforcementDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBrain stimulation techniquesSham rTMS conditionNeural measuresLine of researchActive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationFood rewardPrefrontal cortexPalatable foodReward circuitHigher food reinforcementShape discrepancy, weight bias internalization, and eating-disorder psychopathology in patients with loss-of-control eating after bariatric surgery
Dunford A, Ivezaj V, Grilo C. Shape discrepancy, weight bias internalization, and eating-disorder psychopathology in patients with loss-of-control eating after bariatric surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2023, 20: 291-296. PMID: 37926627, PMCID: PMC10922050, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBariatric surgeryEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery Version interviewControl eatingCurrent body mass indexWeight lossPoor weight lossBody mass indexED psychopathologyEating-disorder psychopathologyMental health outcomesPostoperative interventionsPostoperative lossEating Disorder PsychopathologyMass indexPercent weight lossResults Most participantsWeight bias internalizationSurgeryYale University SchoolHealth outcomesPatientsSomatic concernsWeight concernsMost participantsMethods ParticipantsRacial differences after bariatric surgery: 24-month follow-up of a randomized, controlled trial for postoperative loss-of-control eating
Ivezaj V, Dilip A, Duffy A, Grilo C. Racial differences after bariatric surgery: 24-month follow-up of a randomized, controlled trial for postoperative loss-of-control eating. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2023, 20: 261-266. PMID: 37949690, PMCID: PMC10922356, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating-disorder psychopathologyPercent excess weight lossExcess weight lossPost-bariatric surgeryNon-white patientsWhite patientsEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery Version interviewGreater percent excess weight lossGreater eating-disorder psychopathologyMonths post-bariatric surgeryWeight lossBDI-II depression scoreLong-term outcomesPost-operative lossRacial differencesAcademic medical centerBeck Depression InventoryBariatric surgeryShort-term findingsControlled TrialsProspective studyMedical CenterDepression scoresBetter outcomesPatientsNaltrexone/bupropion for binge‐eating disorder: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial
Grilo C, Lydecker J, Jastreboff A, Pittman B, McKee S. Naltrexone/bupropion for binge‐eating disorder: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Obesity 2023, 31: 2762-2773. PMID: 37751990, PMCID: PMC10600891, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNaltrexone/bupropionBinge-eating disorderObesity statusLogistic regressionWeight lossPlacebo-controlled trialWeight loss outcomesPrevalent psychiatric disordersEvidence-based treatmentsPost-treatment assessmentBinge-eating frequencyGreater percentage weight lossMedication outcomesRemission ratePharmacological optionsPlaceboBupropionPsychiatric disordersPercentage weight lossMixed modelsDisordersObesityPatientsSignificant reductionWeight reductionImprovements in cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with modest weight loss following treatment in patients with binge‐eating disorder and obesity
Yurkow S, Ivezaj V, Grilo C. Improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with modest weight loss following treatment in patients with binge‐eating disorder and obesity. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 56: 2074-2083. PMID: 37530200, PMCID: PMC10834830, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease risk factorsModest weight lossDisease risk factorsBinge-eating disorderPlasma glucoseRisk factorsWeight lossLifestyle changesBehavioral lifestyle changesCardiovascular disease riskWeight loss treatmentSignificant improvementRelated lifestyle changesTotal cholesterolPotential health benefitsHeart ratePatientsObesityDisease riskHbA1cHealth benefitsDisordersTriglyceridesTreatmentPosttreatmentBinge-Eating Disorder Interventions: Review, Current Status, and Implications
Grilo C, Juarascio A. Binge-Eating Disorder Interventions: Review, Current Status, and Implications. Current Obesity Reports 2023, 12: 406-416. PMID: 37439970, PMCID: PMC10528223, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-023-00517-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological treatmentSpecific psychological treatmentsEating-disorder psychopathologyEvidence-based treatmentsAdditional pharmacological optionsDisorder interventionsSerious psychiatric problemsBehavioral lifestyle interventionScalable interventionsEffective interventionsFuture researchCBTPsychiatric problemsBingeMixed outcomesInterventionCBTgshModest weight lossRecent findingsResearchPsychopathologyShameLifestyle interventionPharmacological optionsSubstantial morbidityNaltrexone plus bupropion combination medication maintenance treatment for binge-eating disorder following successful acute treatments: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Grilo C, Lydecker J, Gueorguieva R. Naltrexone plus bupropion combination medication maintenance treatment for binge-eating disorder following successful acute treatments: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 7775-7784. PMID: 37366017, PMCID: PMC10751383, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723001800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNaltrexone/bupropionBinge-eating disorderBinge-eating remissionAcute treatmentMaintenance treatmentBinge-eating frequencyDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialBehavioral weight loss therapyWeight lossCo-occurring obesitySuccessful acute treatmentPlacebo-controlled trialWeight loss therapySignificant additional weight lossSingle-site trialAdditional weight lossAcute efficacyRemission rateAdult patientsComorbid obesityBupropionInitial interventionPosttreatment assessmentRespondersPlaceboPredictors of early weight loss in post‐bariatric surgery patients receiving adjunctive behavioural treatments for loss‐of‐control eating
Smith C, Dilip A, Ivezaj V, Duffy A, Grilo C. Predictors of early weight loss in post‐bariatric surgery patients receiving adjunctive behavioural treatments for loss‐of‐control eating. Clinical Obesity 2023, 13: e12603. PMID: 37257889, PMCID: PMC10524670, DOI: 10.1111/cob.12603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly weight lossAdjunctive behavioral treatmentsPost-bariatric surgery patientsEarly weight changeBaseline patient characteristicsSurgery-related variablesMonths of treatmentWeight lossBehavioral treatmentPatient characteristicsSurgery patientsFirst monthWeight changeTime of surgeryWeight gain groupEating-disorder psychopathologyBariatric surgeryMost patientsAdjunctive treatmentBlack patientsPercent weight lossPsychiatric comorbidityClinical variablesTreatment trialsPatientsCognitive‐behavioral therapy for binge‐eating disorder for non‐responders to initial acute treatments: Randomized controlled trial
Grilo C, Lydecker J, Gueorguieva R. Cognitive‐behavioral therapy for binge‐eating disorder for non‐responders to initial acute treatments: Randomized controlled trial. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 56: 1544-1553. PMID: 37144325, PMCID: PMC10524840, DOI: 10.1002/eat.23975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial acute treatmentBinge-eating disorderCognitive behavioral therapyAcute treatmentBinge-eating frequencyInitial interventionTherapist-led cognitive behavioural therapyInitial pharmacological treatmentTreat remission ratesEvidence-based treatmentsSingle-site trialAcute efficacyRemission rateAdult patientsInitial treatmentPharmacological treatmentPatientsPosttreatment assessmentBehavioral treatmentSufficient benefitTherapyDisordersInterventionTreatmentPharmacotherapyLoss of control in binge‐eating disorder: Fear and resignation
Perelman H, Gilbert K, Grilo C, Lydecker J. Loss of control in binge‐eating disorder: Fear and resignation. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 56: 1199-1206. PMID: 36920120, PMCID: PMC10247475, DOI: 10.1002/eat.23929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderCognitive-affective experiencesLoss of controlModerate treatment outcomeBinge-eating episodesEating-disorder psychopathologyTreatment-seeking patientsFuture researchAbsence of fearGreater distressPsychopathologyFearSevere psychopathologyResearch cliniciansSemistructured interviewsTreatment formulationPast monthDisordersResignationTreatment outcomesExperienceBlack individualsEmotionsTreatment planningIndividuals