2019
“Making weight” during military service is related to binge eating and eating pathology for veterans later in life
Masheb RM, Kutz AM, Marsh AG, Min KM, Ruser CB, Dorflinger LM. “Making weight” during military service is related to binge eating and eating pathology for veterans later in life. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2019, 24: 1063-1070. PMID: 31471885, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-019-00766-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy weight control strategiesOverweight/obeseWeight control strategiesWeight management treatmentWeight management effortsConclusionsOne-thirdNight eatingGood internal consistencyExcessive exerciseClinical effortsFood addictionRubber suitsMilitary servicePathologyVomitingObeseVeteransWeight behaviorEmotional eatingYounger cohortsOne-thirdTwo-thirdsInternal consistencyOne-quarterParticipants
2018
Pain and modifiable risk factors among weight loss seeking Veterans with overweight
Godfrey KM, Bullock AJ, Dorflinger LM, Min KM, Ruser CB, Masheb RM. Pain and modifiable risk factors among weight loss seeking Veterans with overweight. Appetite 2018, 128: 100-105. PMID: 29885382, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexWeight loss treatmentMental health symptomsModifiable risk factorsHigher pain intensityPain intensityLoss treatmentHealth symptomsRisk factorsAverage body mass indexBehavioral weight loss treatmentSelf-reported pain ratingsOverweight/obesitySample of veteransElectronic medical recordsVA ConnecticutClinical characteristicsSevere painChronic painMass indexOutpatient clinicPain ratingsMedical recordsNight eatingSelf-report questionnairesDoes food addiction contribute to excess weight among clinic patients seeking weight reduction? Examination of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Survey
Masheb RM, Ruser CB, Min KM, Bullock AJ, Dorflinger LM. Does food addiction contribute to excess weight among clinic patients seeking weight reduction? Examination of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Survey. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2018, 84: 1-6. PMID: 29654930, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.03.006.BooksConceptsYale Food Addiction ScaleExcess weightFood addictionClinic patientsWeight lossWeight management settingsOverweight/obesityWeight management programAlcohol use disorderBinge Eating DisorderVariance of BMIWeight reductionComorbid overweightPatient populationClinic settingNight eatingClinical significanceUse disordersDiagnostic thresholdPatientsAfflicted individualsMental healthEating DisordersDisorder pathologyBMI
2017
Night eating among veterans with obesity
Dorflinger LM, Ruser CB, Masheb RM. Night eating among veterans with obesity. Appetite 2017, 117: 330-334. PMID: 28711610, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBinge-Eating DisorderBody Mass IndexComorbidityConnecticutDepressionElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHumansHyperphagiaMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNight Eating SyndromeObesityPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrevalenceSeverity of Illness IndexSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeterans HealthWeight Reduction ProgramsConceptsPsychological variablesProblematic eating behaviorsMeasures of bingeNight eatingEmotional eatingWeight management treatmentDisorder symptomatologyEmotional overeatingEating behaviorsBehavioral weight management interventionsEatingWeight management interventionsHigher scoresPTSDBingeVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemInsomniaVeteransWeight management programWeight management servicesWeight outcomesManagement interventionsMost individualsEmotionsRelated comorbidities