2013
Sex differences in biopsychosocial correlates of binge eating disorder: a study of treatment-seeking obese adults in primary care setting
Udo T, McKee SA, White MA, Masheb RM, Barnes RD, Grilo CM. Sex differences in biopsychosocial correlates of binge eating disorder: a study of treatment-seeking obese adults in primary care setting. General Hospital Psychiatry 2013, 35: 587-591. PMID: 23969142, PMCID: PMC3845204, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care settingBiopsychosocial correlatesTreatment-seeking obese patientsPsychosocial factorsSex differencesCare settingsObese menObese adultsClinical studiesFrequent strenuous exercisePsychological impairmentDisorder featuresOnset of overweightCommunity-based studySignificant sex differencesDevelopmental historyTreatment studiesObese patientsBlood pressureMetabolic syndromeBingePrimary careStrenuous exerciseActive screeningGlucose levels
2010
Attitudes toward obesity in obese persons: A matched comparison of obese women with and without binge eating
Puhl RM, Masheb RM, White MA, Grilo CM. Attitudes toward obesity in obese persons: A matched comparison of obese women with and without binge eating. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2010, 15: e173-e179. PMID: 20124783, PMCID: PMC3652565, DOI: 10.3275/6797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological factorsWeight controllability beliefsAnti-fat attitudesControllability beliefsStigma reduction effortsPsychological featuresWeight controllabilityPsychological distressWeight biasCorrelational analysisDisorder featuresObese womenStigmatizing attitudesObese personsFavorable attitudesBeliefsBingeAttitudesDepressionBody mass indexPersonsPotential implicationsMass indexObese individualsDistressAccuracy of Self‐reported Weight and Height in Binge Eating Disorder: Misreport Is Not Related to Psychological Factors
White MA, Masheb RM, Grilo CM. Accuracy of Self‐reported Weight and Height in Binge Eating Disorder: Misreport Is Not Related to Psychological Factors. Obesity 2010, 18: 1266-1269. PMID: 19834465, PMCID: PMC2877172, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge Eating DisorderSelf-report assessmentsParticipants' self-reported heightIndividual differencesPsychological variablesDisorder psychopathologyPsychological featuresSelf-reported weightPsychological factorsEating DisordersDisorder featuresDiagnostic InterviewDegree of discrepancyMisreportsSelf-reported heightDisordersOverweight patientsBingePsychopathologyParticipantsDepressionOverweight adultsAdultsInterviewsClinic staffPsychiatric, behavioral, and attitudinal correlates of avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality pathology in patients with binge-eating disorder
Becker DF, Masheb RM, White MA, Grilo CM. Psychiatric, behavioral, and attitudinal correlates of avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality pathology in patients with binge-eating disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2010, 51: 531-537. PMID: 20728012, PMCID: PMC2927363, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderPersonality disorder featuresDisorder psychopathologyDisorder featuresObsessive-compulsive personality featuresPersonality pathologyPersonality psychopathologyObsessive-compulsive groupTreatment-seeking patientsPsychiatric comorbidityDisorder attitudesWeight concernsAnxiety disordersPersonality featuresBED patientsDepressive affectAttitudinal correlatesFrequency of depressiveAttitudinal featuresGroup differencesDSM-IV Axis IPsychopathologyPsychologic functioningPersonality disorderAttitudinal differences
2005
Ethnic differences in the prediction of eating and body image disturbances among female adolescent psychiatric inpatients
White MA, Grilo CM. Ethnic differences in the prediction of eating and body image disturbances among female adolescent psychiatric inpatients. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2005, 38: 78-84. PMID: 15971250, DOI: 10.1002/eat.20142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody image dissatisfactionFemale adolescent psychiatric inpatientsBody image disturbanceAdolescent psychiatric inpatientsImage disturbancePeer insecurityBody image domainsHypothesized componentsImage dissatisfactionBinge eatingDisorder symptomsPsychiatric inpatientsPredictor variablesDietary restraintBody imageDisorder featuresFemale adolescentsEatingSocial variablesAdolescent femalesCurrent studyEthnic groupsPredictorsDifferent patternsImpulsivity