Meagan Carr, PhD
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2024
The impact of intuitive eating on the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and disordered eating among women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV)
Holmes S, Norton M, Fogwell N, Temes E, Carr M, Johnson D. The impact of intuitive eating on the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and disordered eating among women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Eating Disorders 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-17. PMID: 38796861, DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2024.2353475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderBinge eatingIntuitive eatingDisordered eatingIntimate partner violenceBinge frequencyCompensatory behaviorsMeasures of binge eatingAssociated with disordered eatingBinge eating frequencyLevels of intuitive eatingDisordered eating behaviorsPartner violenceTrauma exposureStress disorderProximal predictorsEating frequencyEating behaviorsDomestic violence sheltersBingeEatingModerating roleDichotomous measuresProtective factors
2022
Childhood Adversity, Addiction Severity, and Comorbidity Among Patients Receiving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Carr M, Ellis J, Saules K, Ledgerwood D. Childhood Adversity, Addiction Severity, and Comorbidity Among Patients Receiving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2022, 211: 150-156. PMID: 36112518, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentClinical severityChildhood adversityDisorder treatmentOpioid agonist treatmentChildhood adversity exposureGreater childhood adversityOUD treatmentAgonist treatmentTreatment strategiesEmotion dysregulationEmotion regulationCurrent psychopathologyAddiction severityPatientsAdversity exposureSymptom typeSeverityWomenStrongest predictorTreatmentHigh rateDysregulationGreater exposureDefining Risky Use in the Context of Food Addiction
Wiedemann A, Lawson J, Kerrigan S, Carr M. Defining Risky Use in the Context of Food Addiction. Current Addiction Reports 2022, 9: 290-297. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-022-00420-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-occurring alcohol use disorder and obesity in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical features
Carr MM, Serowik KL, Na PJ, Potenza MN, Martino S, Masheb RM, Pietrzak RH. Co-occurring alcohol use disorder and obesity in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical features. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 150: 64-70. PMID: 35358833, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderCo-occurring alcohol use disorderCo-occurring obesityU.S. military veteransRisk factorsUse disordersProbable alcohol use disorderAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestMore adverse childhood experiencesBody mass indexMilitary veteransSelf-reported heightDisorders Identification TestAdverse childhood experiencesClinical featuresClinical presentationMass indexNeeds of veteransClinical correlatesClinical conditionsMultinomial logistic regressionObesityChildhood adversityLogistic regressionEffective interventionsAssociations between average step counts, variability in step counts and nonhomeostatic eating
Kerrigan SG, Carr MM, Lawson JL, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Associations between average step counts, variability in step counts and nonhomeostatic eating. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2022, 27: 2165-2171. PMID: 35107825, PMCID: PMC9288421, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01362-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward-driven eatingNonhomeostatic eatingEmotional eatingIntraindividual variabilitySelf-report measuresGreater average levelsEatingCross-sectional correlation studyAverage levelLow intraindividual variabilityMethodsAdult participantsWeight outcomesComplex associationRelevant covariatesPA monitorParticipantsStep countAverage daily step countAssociationDaily stepsPhysical activity levelsOutcomesMeasuresActivity levelsHypothesis
2021
Examining impairment and distress from food addiction across demographic and weight groups
Carr MM, Lawson JL, Wiedemann AA, Barnes RD. Examining impairment and distress from food addiction across demographic and weight groups. Eating Behaviors 2021, 43: 101574. PMID: 34678631, PMCID: PMC8629934, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistress/impairmentFood addictionNormal weightYale Food Addiction Scale 2.0Prevalence ratesWeight groupFA symptomsEducational groupsDiagnostic significanceHeterogenous groupDemographic groupsLogistic regressionSignificant distressImpairmentSymptom countsFA severitySymptom indicatorsOverweightImpairment indicatorsMenGroupDistressAddictionPrior studiesObesitySubstance Use, Gambling, Binge‐Eating, and Hypersexuality Symptoms Among Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapies
Carr MM, Ellis JD, Saules KK, Page JL, Staples A, Ledgerwood DM. Substance Use, Gambling, Binge‐Eating, and Hypersexuality Symptoms Among Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapies. American Journal On Addictions 2021, 30: 343-350. PMID: 33783065, PMCID: PMC8243775, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyAgonist therapySeverity of symptomsDrug useTobacco useAlcohol useOpioid use disorderPoor treatment outcomesAdverse childhood eventsBinge-eating symptomsMost patientsOutpatient clinicPsychiatric comorbiditySignificant symptomsTreatment outcomesAddictive behaviorsUse disordersPatientsNegative binomial regressionSymptomsTherapyBinge eatingHigher depressionSubstance useSeverityImpulsivity and compulsivity in binge eating disorder: A systematic review of behavioral studies
Carr MM, Wiedemann AA, Macdonald-Gagnon G, Potenza MN. Impulsivity and compulsivity in binge eating disorder: A systematic review of behavioral studies. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2021, 110: 110318. PMID: 33794320, PMCID: PMC8222068, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid-response impulsivityResponse impulsivityChoice impulsivityTask methodologyBehavioral studiesMultiple psychiatric disordersImpulsivityCompulsive behaviorsSpecific facetsCompulsivityGroup differencesFuture researchSample characteristicsPsychiatric disordersUnique sampleIndividualsDisordersMore researchBingeResearchOverweight/obesityBehaviorDisordered eating following bariatric surgery: a review of measurement and conceptual considerations
Ivezaj V, Carr MM, Brode C, Devlin M, Heinberg LJ, Kalarchian MA, Sysko R, Williams-Kerver G, Mitchell JE. Disordered eating following bariatric surgery: a review of measurement and conceptual considerations. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2021, 17: 1510-1520. PMID: 34083136, PMCID: PMC8865052, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Physical activity and psychosocial correlates following bariatric surgery among patients with loss-of-control eating
Lawson J, Kerrigan S, Carr M, Wiedemann A, Ivezaj V, Grilo C. Physical activity and psychosocial correlates following bariatric surgery among patients with loss-of-control eating. Mental Health And Physical Activity 2020, 19: 100343. DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBariatric surgeryPhysical activityPhysical functioningEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery Version interviewSR-PAPercent total weight lossSelf-reported physical activityLevel of PAGreater Physical ActivityBariatric surgery outcomesHealth-related qualityPsychosocial correlatesModerate physical activityBetter physical functioningObjective physical activityEating-disorder psychopathologyBetter psychosocial functioningGastrectomy surgeryMedical managementMass indexPhysical functionSurgery outcomesInactive lifestyleSurgery