2018
Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States
Ivezaj V, Wiedemann AA, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Food addiction among Spanish-speaking Latino/as residing in the United States. Eating Behaviors 2018, 30: 61-65. PMID: 29870970, PMCID: PMC6047914, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleFood AddictionHispanic or LatinoHumansLanguageMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesUnited StatesConceptsBody mass indexYale Food Addiction ScaleFood addictionDepressive symptomsPoorer overall mental healthClinical levelYFAS scoresHigher YFAS scoresEating-disorder psychopathologyAnonymous web-based surveyFood addiction symptomsOverall mental healthMass indexMean ageSF-12PHQ-2Physical functioningWeb-based surveyClinical thresholdParticipant groupsAssociated psychopathologyMental healthSimilar findingsSymptomsWeight/shape
2016
Black Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder: Comparison of Different Assessment Methods
Lydecker JA, White MA, Grilo CM. Black Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder: Comparison of Different Assessment Methods. Psychological Assessment 2016, 28: 1319-1324. PMID: 26569466, PMCID: PMC4868800, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating Disorder ExaminationBinge-eating disorderBlack patientsEating Disorder Examination interviewTreatment-seeking adultsEating Disorder Examination QuestionnaireEating-disorder psychopathologyDisorder Examination QuestionnaireDoctoral-level cliniciansSelf-report surveyFrequency of bingeStructured Clinical InterviewExamination interviewDSM-IV-TRDSM-IV disordersDietary restraintDisorder ExaminationExamination QuestionnaireBrief versionClinical InterviewWhite patientsWhite samplesHigher scoresPsychopathology subscaleSubstantial training
2012
An Evaluation of the Reliability and Construct Validity of Eating Disorder Measures in White and Black Women
Kelly NR, Mitchell KS, Gow RW, Trace SE, Lydecker JA, Bair CE, Mazzeo S. An Evaluation of the Reliability and Construct Validity of Eating Disorder Measures in White and Black Women. Psychological Assessment 2012, 24: 608-617. PMID: 22149327, DOI: 10.1037/a0026457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanFeeding and Eating DisordersFemaleHumansPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsEating Disorder Diagnostic ScaleObjectified Body Consciousness ScaleBinge Eating ScaleDisorder symptomsBody dissatisfactionEating Disorder Inventory Body DissatisfactionEating Attitudes Test-26Appearance Evaluation subscaleMost measuresMultidimensional Body-Self Relations QuestionnaireConstruct validityDisorder Diagnostic ScaleBody-Self Relations QuestionnaireWhite female samplesAttitudes Test-26Confirmatory factor analysisBulimia TestEating ScaleEAT-26Thinness subscaleDisorder measuresFactorial invarianceDiagnostic ScaleRelations QuestionnaireExtant measuresSelf-Forgiveness in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Watson MJ, Lydecker JA, Jobe RL, Enright RD, Gartner A, Mazzeo SE, Worthington EL. Self-Forgiveness in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Eating Disorders 2012, 20: 31-41. PMID: 22188058, DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2012.635561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnorexia NervosaBulimia NervosaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleForgivenessHumansMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating Scales
2009
Hypercortisolemia Is Associated with Severity of Bone Loss and Depression in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Anorexia Nervosa
Lawson EA, Donoho D, Miller KK, Misra M, Meenaghan E, Lydecker J, Wexler T, Herzog DB, Klibanski A. Hypercortisolemia Is Associated with Severity of Bone Loss and Depression in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Anorexia Nervosa. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2009, 94: 4710-4716. PMID: 19837921, PMCID: PMC2795653, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-1046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryHypothalamic amenorrheaHAM-D scoresLow bone densityBone lossAnorexia nervosaCortisol levelsBone densityMood disturbanceFunctional hypothalamic amenorrheaClinical Research CenterHamilton Rating ScaleCross-sectional studyX-ray absorptiometrySignificant hypercortisolemiaCushing's diseaseAverage cortisol levelsMineral densityHypercortisolemiaCortisol dysregulationSerum samplesRating ScalePotential mediatorsDepression