Valentina Ivezaj, PhD
Associate Professor of PsychiatryCards
About
Research
Publications
2024
The Impact of Body Contouring Following Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Examination of Psychosocial and Medical Impairment
Ivezaj V, Alperovich M, Price G, Dunford A, Metzler A, Grilo C. The Impact of Body Contouring Following Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Examination of Psychosocial and Medical Impairment. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39402193, DOI: 10.1007/s00266-024-04427-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with heightened levelsBariatric surgeryFollow-up assessmentMeasures of impairmentLoose skinPsychosocial impairmentFollow-upPsychosocial concernsLevel of Evidence IIThis journalHeightened levelsPsychological concernsEvidence-Based Medicine ratingsSkin concernsClinical attentionDepressionImpairmentLevel of evidenceBCS patientsProspective examinationContouring surgerySurgeryConclusionsOver halfWeight lossBody contouringEvidence-basedLisdexamfetamine maintenance treatment for binge-eating disorder following successful treatments: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Grilo C, Ivezaj V, Yurkow S, Tek C, Wiedemann A, Gueorguieva R. Lisdexamfetamine maintenance treatment for binge-eating disorder following successful treatments: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 3334-3344. PMID: 39258475, PMCID: PMC11496227, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172400148x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderMaintenance treatmentAcute treatmentBinge-eating remission ratesCognitive-behavioral therapyEfficacy of lisdexamfetamineSignificant weight gainDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialAcute respondersLisdexamfetamine treatmentPsychopathological outcomesPosttreatment assessmentLisdexamfetaminePlacebo-controlled trialRandomized double-blind placebo-controlled trialSingle-site trialAssociated with significant weight lossPsychopathologyBinge-eatingRemission rateWeight lossPlaceboRelapse rateControl researchCohort 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 ResearchConceptsObesity-related comorbiditiesMonths post-surgerySleeve gastrectomyPost-surgeryWeight maintenanceAmelioration of obesity-related comorbiditiesPredictive factors of weight lossRemission of obesity-related comorbiditiesLong-term follow-up dataLong-term weight maintenanceFactors of weight lossWeight loss cohortBariatric surgery clinicYears post-surgeryWeight loss outcomesFollow-up dataWeight loss successSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthBaseline characteristicsPredictive factorsSurgery clinicNon-Hispanic blacksClinical dataStudy cohortOvervaluation 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
- December 11, 2024Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Lisdexamfetamine, Alone and Combined, for Binge-Eating Disorder With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- October 24, 2024Source: Cambridge University Press
Lisdexamfetamine Maintenance Treatment for Binge-Eating Disorder Following Successful Treatments
- 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