2005
Identifying Dieters Who Will Develop an Eating Disorder: A Prospective, Population-Based Study
Fairburn CG, Cooper Z, Doll HA, Davies BA. Identifying Dieters Who Will Develop an Eating Disorder: A Prospective, Population-Based Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 2249-2255. PMID: 16330587, PMCID: PMC3035832, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.12.2249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude to HealthCohort StudiesData CollectionDiet, ReducingFeasibility StudiesFeeding and Eating DisordersFeeding BehaviorFollow-Up StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesPsychometricsRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and Questionnaires
2004
Psychological predictors of weight regain in obesity
Byrne SM, Cooper Z, Fairburn CG. Psychological predictors of weight regain in obesity. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2004, 42: 1341-1356. PMID: 15381442, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2003.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceCognitionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInterview, PsychologicalMiddle AgedObesityProspective StudiesRecurrenceWeight GainConceptsSpecific cognitive styleCognitive styleCognitive factorsPsychological mechanismsPsychological predictorsProspective predictorsPsychological factorsBehavioral strategiesIndividual's inabilityWeight regainLittle researchSignificant predictorsConsistent findingPredictorsTreatment of obesityTelephone interviewsObese patientsInitial body weightAvailable treatmentsFindingsBody weightObesityStyleHistorical variablesRelapse
2003
Weight maintenance and relapse in obesity: a qualitative study
Byrne S, Cooper Z, Fairburn C. Weight maintenance and relapse in obesity: a qualitative study. International Journal Of Obesity 2003, 27: 955-962. PMID: 12861237, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese womenSuccessful weight maintainersSuccessful weight lossHealthy weight womenPsychological factorsDichotomous thinking styleWeight regainersWeight regainWeight maintainersWeight maintenanceStable weightWeight goalsWeight controlHealthy rangeProspective designWeight lossWomenCertain psychological factorsLack of vigilanceObesityRegainersLow weightThinking stylesStudy needQualitative studyUnderstanding Persistence in Bulimia Nervosa: A 5-Year Naturalistic Study
Fairburn CG, Stice E, Cooper Z, Doll HA, Norman PA, O'Connor ME. Understanding Persistence in Bulimia Nervosa: A 5-Year Naturalistic Study. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2003, 71: 103-109. PMID: 12602430, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.71.1.103.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1995
Remission and relapse in major depression: a two-year prospective follow-up study
Ramana R, Paykel ES, Cooper Z, Hayhurst H, Saxty M, Surtees PG. Remission and relapse in major depression: a two-year prospective follow-up study. Psychological Medicine 1995, 25: 1161-1170. PMID: 8637946, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700033134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-year prospective followMajor depressive subjectsGreater initial severityProspective followLate recurrencePoor outcomeWorse outcomesInitial severityDepressive subjectsMajor depressionRemissionAdequate treatmentRelapseGreater severityMonthsLonger durationDepressionSeveritySubjectsOutcomesTreatmentRecurrenceCohortFollowIllness