2019
Controlling binge eating and weight: a treatment for binge eating disorder worth researching?
Cooper Z, Calugi S, Dalle Grave R. Controlling binge eating and weight: a treatment for binge eating disorder worth researching? Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2019, 25: 1105-1109. PMID: 31214963, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-019-00734-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavioral therapyAvailable psychological treatmentsTreatment of bingeEvidence-based interventionsDisordered EatingPrevious research findingsPsychological treatmentBinge eatingBehavioral therapyBehavior therapyBingeLasting outcomeWeight lossEatingResearch findingsBrief reportDisordersObesityClinical practiceOverweightNew treatmentsSystematic reviewGoalTreatment
2010
Testing a new cognitive behavioural treatment for obesity: A randomized controlled trial with three-year follow-up
Cooper Z, Doll HA, Hawker DM, Byrne S, Bonner G, Eeley E, O’Connor M, Fairburn CG. Testing a new cognitive behavioural treatment for obesity: A randomized controlled trial with three-year follow-up. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2010, 48: 706-713. PMID: 20691328, PMCID: PMC2923743, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2010.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew cognitive behavioural treatmentCognitive-behavioral treatmentBehavioral treatmentPsychological treatmentPsychological methodsBehavior therapyLong-term effectsFemale participantsWeight regainWeight lossNew treatmentsParticipantsFurther supportAverage weight lossObesityPresent studyMain treatmentTreatmentThree yearsShort-term perspectiveAbsence of dataPeopleFindingsSupportGreat majority
2007
Attentional bias in eating disorders
Shafran R, Lee M, Cooper Z, Palmer RL, Fairburn CG. Attentional bias in eating disorders. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2007, 40: 369-380. PMID: 17330290, PMCID: PMC2798076, DOI: 10.1002/eat.20375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPictorial dot-probe taskDot-probe taskNeutral shape stimuliSecond studyAttentional biasAttentional biasesShape stimuliNegative eatingDisorder psychopathologyShape concernsSuch biasesFuture researchBiasesFirst studyHigh levelsDisordersSpecific therapeutic interventionsHealthy controlsPsychopathologyAnxietyEatingStimuliTaskNormal control groupParticipants
2003
A 5‐HT2C receptor promoter polymorphism (HTR2C − 759C/T) is associated with obesity in women, and with resistance to weight loss in heterozygotes
Pooley EC, Fairburn CG, Cooper Z, Sodhi MS, Cowen PJ, Harrison PJ. A 5‐HT2C receptor promoter polymorphism (HTR2C − 759C/T) is associated with obesity in women, and with resistance to weight loss in heterozygotes. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2003, 126B: 124-127. PMID: 15048662, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese womenWeight lossPromoter polymorphismNon-obese womenHigh triglyceride levelsInfluences weight lossAnti-obesity drugsRT-PCR studiesObese groupT statusTriglyceride levelsRisk factorsAntipsychotic drugsObesity trialsFrontal cortexPharmacogenetic testingSerotonin 5C subjectsBody weightC alleleWeight gainObesityT subjectsWomenPsychological treatment
2000
The natural course of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in young women.
Fairburn CG, Cooper Z, Doll HA, Norman P, O'Connor M. The natural course of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in young women. JAMA Psychiatry 2000, 57: 659-65. PMID: 10891036, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.57.7.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulimia nervosaYoung womenMarked initial improvementCommunity-based cohortGeneral psychiatric symptomsRelapse rateNatural courseClinical severityPsychiatric symptomsInitial improvementDiagnostic criteriaMeeting criteriaDisorder cohortCohortDiagnostic categoriesNervosaBingeDisordersAssessment pointsSocial functioningOutcomesDisorder featuresGradual improvementWomenYear period
1989
The Validity of the Eating Disorder Examination and its Subscales
Cooper Z, Cooper P, Fairburn C. The Validity of the Eating Disorder Examination and its Subscales. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1989, 154: 807-812. PMID: 2597887, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.154.6.807.Peer-Reviewed Original Research