Valentina Ivezaj, PhD
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryCards
About
Research
Publications
2024
Cohort profile: study design and baseline characteristics of an observational longitudinal weight loss cohort and biorepository of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy in the USA
Vanegas S, Curado S, Gujral A, Valverde G, Parraga S, Aleman J, Reid M, Elbel B, Schmidt A, Heffron S, Segal E, Li H, Abrams C, Sevick M, Popp C, Armijos E, Merriwether E, Ivezaj V, Ren-Fielding C, Parikh M, Jay M. Cohort profile: study design and baseline characteristics of an observational longitudinal weight loss cohort and biorepository of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy in the USA. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e081201. PMID: 39181563, PMCID: PMC11344502, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvervaluation of shape/weight at posttreatment predicts relapse at 12‐month follow‐up after successful behaviorally‐based treatment of binge‐eating disorder
Grilo C, Ivezaj V, Gueorguieva R. Overvaluation of shape/weight at posttreatment predicts relapse at 12‐month follow‐up after successful behaviorally‐based treatment of binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 1268-1273. PMID: 38321617, PMCID: PMC11093697, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvervaluation of shape/weightEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderEating Disorder Examination interviewBeck Depression InventoryWeight loss treatmentClinical overvaluationBinge-eating frequencyDiagnostic specifierBinge eatingNon-abstinenceExamination interviewDepression InventoryShape/weightDepression scoresFollow-upPsychopathologyAbstinenceBingeDepressionClinical implicationsDepression 1PosttreatmentDisordersOvervaluationReliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder
Lydecker J, Ivezaj V, Wiedemann A, Kerrigan S, Grilo C. Reliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder. Obesity 2024, 32: 702-709. PMID: 38311600, PMCID: PMC10965370, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating Disorder ExaminationEating Disorder Examination interviewEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderInternal consistencyDoctoral-levelIndicators of loss of controlInterrater reliabilityLoss of controlBinge eatingBinge-eating episodesPsychological treatmentPsychometric propertiesPsychometric studyTests of reliabilityBehavioral indicatorsAssessed adultsClinical researchPsychopathologyEatingRatersDisordersAudio-recordedAdultsPatient group
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Treatments to Treat Loss-of-Control Eating and Improve Weight Outcomes after Bariatric Surgery
HIC ID2000029057RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date11/30/2027Recruiting ParticipantsCognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Girls Who Experienced Weight-related Bullying
HIC ID2000028551RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date08/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderFemaleAge11 years - 17 yearsTeen Binge Eating Study
HIC ID2000024926RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date02/28/2020Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge13 years - 17 years
News
News
- April 12, 2024
Yurkow Honored For Best Original Research Paper By An Early Career Scholar
- April 28, 2023Source: General Hospital Psychiatry
Yale Study: Psychiatric Comorbidity as a Prospective Predictor of Long-Term Weight and Psychosocial Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery
- October 26, 2022
People With Binge-eating Disorder Benefit From Specific Behavioral Therapy and Medication
- February 22, 2021
Expertscape Names White, Other Faculty World Experts in Binge-Eating Disorder