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
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 treatmentRelapse in Bulimia Nervosa
Fairburn CG, Cooper Z. Relapse in Bulimia Nervosa. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 850-850. PMID: 12912770, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.8.850-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRefining the definition of binge eating disorder and nonpurging bulimia nervosa
Cooper Z, Fairburn CG. Refining the definition of binge eating disorder and nonpurging bulimia nervosa. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2003, 34: s89-s95. PMID: 12900989, DOI: 10.1002/eat.10208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight 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 study
1999
Risk Factors for Anorexia Nervosa: Three Integrated Case-Control Comparisons
Fairburn CG, Cooper Z, Doll HA, Welch SL. Risk Factors for Anorexia Nervosa: Three Integrated Case-Control Comparisons. JAMA Psychiatry 1999, 56: 468-476. PMID: 10232302, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.5.468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPsychiatric disordersAnorexia nervosaBulimia nervosaHealthy control subjectsParental psychiatric disordersPutative risk factorsCase-control comparisonCase-control designParental obesityControl subjectsHealthy controlsEarly menarcheFemale subjectsNervosaPsychiatric controlsDisordersSubjectsGreater exposureExposureMost casesFactorsObesityMenarche