2012
Predictive significance of the overvaluation of shape/weight in obese patients with binge eating disorder: findings from a randomized controlled trial with 12-month follow-up
Grilo CM, White MA, Gueorguieva R, Wilson GT, Masheb RM. Predictive significance of the overvaluation of shape/weight in obese patients with binge eating disorder: findings from a randomized controlled trial with 12-month follow-up. Psychological Medicine 2012, 43: 1335-1344. PMID: 22967857, PMCID: PMC3666331, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291712002097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShape/weightCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral weight lossPoor psychological functioningEating-related psychopathologySelf-esteem levelPsychological functioningDisorder psychopathologyOvervaluation groupBehavioral therapyPsychological distressGroup treatmentFrequent bingeCore featuresSemi-structured interviewsBingeGroup differencesObese patientsTreatment outcomesPredictive significanceLong-term treatment outcomesDiagnostic specifierPsychopathologyGreater levelsNegative prognostic significanceSignificance of overvaluation of shape and weight in an ethnically diverse sample of obese patients with binge-eating disorder in primary care settings
Grilo CM, White MA, Masheb RM. Significance of overvaluation of shape and weight in an ethnically diverse sample of obese patients with binge-eating disorder in primary care settings. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2012, 50: 298-303. PMID: 22449893, PMCID: PMC3327763, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2012.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderShape/weightOvervaluation groupPoor psychological functioningBinge-eating frequencyEating-related psychopathologyDiverse obese patientsGeneral primary care settingsPsychological functioningSignificance of OvervaluationClinical overvaluationDisorder psychopathologyPsychological distressAnxiety disordersCore featuresDiverse samplePrimary care settingDiagnostic specifierPsychopathologyGreater levelsParticipantsOvervaluationEthnicity/raceObese patientsDisorders
2010
Attitudes toward obesity in obese persons: A matched comparison of obese women with and without binge eating
Puhl RM, Masheb RM, White MA, Grilo CM. Attitudes toward obesity in obese persons: A matched comparison of obese women with and without binge eating. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2010, 15: e173-e179. PMID: 20124783, PMCID: PMC3652565, DOI: 10.3275/6797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological factorsWeight controllability beliefsAnti-fat attitudesControllability beliefsStigma reduction effortsPsychological featuresWeight controllabilityPsychological distressWeight biasCorrelational analysisDisorder featuresObese womenStigmatizing attitudesObese personsFavorable attitudesBeliefsBingeAttitudesDepressionBody mass indexPersonsPotential implicationsMass indexObese individualsDistress
2008
Overvaluation of Shape and Weight in Binge Eating Disorder and Overweight Controls: Refinement of a Diagnostic Construct
Grilo CM, Hrabosky JI, White MA, Allison KC, Stunkard AJ, Masheb RM. Overvaluation of Shape and Weight in Binge Eating Disorder and Overweight Controls: Refinement of a Diagnostic Construct. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2008, 117: 414-419. PMID: 18489217, PMCID: PMC3652231, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.117.2.414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBED participantsDepression levelsShape/weightComparison groupGroup differencesBinge Eating DisorderEating-related psychopathologyClinical overvaluationOverweight controlsBED diagnosisDiagnostic constructsBulimia nervosaDiagnostic specifierAnorexia nervosaNosological statusUseful markerOvervaluation of shapeSubclinical levelsBED groupPsychological distressEating DisordersShape/weight overvaluationDisordersDiagnosisNervosa