2024
Gender Differences in “Making Weight” Behaviors Among U.S. Iraq and Afghan War Veterans: Implications for Future Health
Cary A, Neff K, Buta E, Fenn L, Ramsey C, Snow J, Haskell S, Masheb R. Gender Differences in “Making Weight” Behaviors Among U.S. Iraq and Afghan War Veterans: Implications for Future Health. Journal Of Women's Health 2024 PMID: 39510825, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale service membersEating pathologyMental healthAfghanistan war era veteransLevels of dietary restraintMeasures of eating behaviorPosttraumatic stress disorderService membersGender differencesWeight behaviorPotential gender differencesRates of obesityAssociated with female genderStress disorderFood addictionProportion of womenDietary restraintEmotional eatingEra veteransU.S.-IraqWar veteransExcessive exerciseFuture healthMilitary populationVeteransUS Military Veteran Perspectives on Eating Disorder Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment: A Qualitative Study
Masheb R, Snow J, Siegel S, Munro L, Huggins J, Hamilton A, Maguen S. US Military Veteran Perspectives on Eating Disorder Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment: A Qualitative Study. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 2098-2105. PMID: 38989608, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationVeterans' perspectivesVeterans Health Administration's effortsVeterans Health Administration healthcare systemDisorder screeningPrimary care providersPatient-provider conversationsWeight management servicesReferral to treatmentEating disorder screenCare providersHealth AdministrationEating disordersHealthcare systemQualitative studyDifficulty understandingTreatment referralNon-stigmatizingGroup supportVeteransProvidersManagement servicesDisorder diagnosisEating disorder treatmentSelf-diagnoseValidation of the EDDS-5 self-report survey against the SCID-5 diagnostic interview in US veterans
Maguen S, Batten A, Siegel S, Huggins J, Snow J, Fenn L, Dick A, Zenteno C, West A, Masheb R. Validation of the EDDS-5 self-report survey against the SCID-5 diagnostic interview in US veterans. Eating Behaviors 2024, 52: 101846. PMID: 38335645, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinician-administered interviewDSM-5SCID-5Clinical interviewEating disordersEating Disorder Diagnostic ScaleStructured Clinical InterviewMental health measuresDiagnostic InterviewDiagnostic ScaleSelf-report surveyDiverse sampleVeteran populationDiverse veteransVeteransUS veteransDisordersInterviewsEatingHealth measuresSubsampleAssociations between posttraumatic stress disorder and eating disorder symptoms among women veterans
Siegel S, Ranney R, Masheb R, Huggins J, Maguen S. Associations between posttraumatic stress disorder and eating disorder symptoms among women veterans. Eating Behaviors 2024, 52: 101851. PMID: 38324959, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderBinge eating disorderEating disordersShape/weight overvaluationStress disorderED subscalesWomen veteransRates of posttraumatic stress disorderComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder treatmentProbable posttraumatic stress disorderEating disorder symptomsSample of women veteransED scoresExperiment-wise errorDisorder symptomsPTSD diagnosisSymptom clustersED diagnosisVeteransDisordersNACMSubscalesSymptomsCut-off
2023
Distinguishing probable atypical anorexia nervosa from weight loss alone in a national sample of U.S. Military Veterans: Disentangling the roles of weight suppression and cognitive concerns
Neff K, Buta E, Fenn L, Ramsey C, Snow J, Haskell S, Masheb R. Distinguishing probable atypical anorexia nervosa from weight loss alone in a national sample of U.S. Military Veterans: Disentangling the roles of weight suppression and cognitive concerns. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 57: 827-838. PMID: 38129986, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtypical anorexia nervosaAtypical ANWeight suppressionAnorexia nervosaClinical entityWeight lossControl groupDietary restraintMental healthDistinct clinical entityPoor mental healthOnly groupU.S. military veteransClinical significanceHigh riskVeteran populationSecondary analysisWeight gainSpecialized interventionsMilitary veteransNervosaDisordersVeteransNational studyPathologyRandomized controlled trial protocol of health coaching for veterans with complex chronic pain
Crosky S, McFarlin M, Sullivan N, Winograd D, Litke D, Masheb R, Lu S, Costanzo M, Anastasides N, Gonzalez C, Doshi J, Graff F, Khatib L, Thien S, McAndrew L. Randomized controlled trial protocol of health coaching for veterans with complex chronic pain. Trials 2023, 24: 239. PMID: 36997946, PMCID: PMC10061706, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07113-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth coachingSupportive psychotherapyPain impairmentComplex chronic painSymptom-based conditionsPain controlMultisymptom illnessChronic painTreatment armsLong-term behavior changeStudy protocolTrial protocolPrimary symptomsBaseline assessmentPhysical symptomsBehavioral interventionsStudy providersDiscussionThis studyPainSymptomsImpairmentTrialsBehavior changeDisabilityVeterans
2020
Pain and emotional eating: further investigation of the Yale Emotional Overeating Questionnaire in weight loss seeking patients
Masheb RM, Douglas ME, Kutz AM, Marsh AG, Driscoll M. Pain and emotional eating: further investigation of the Yale Emotional Overeating Questionnaire in weight loss seeking patients. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2020, 43: 479-486. PMID: 32107681, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00143-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
“Making weight” during military service is related to binge eating and eating pathology for veterans later in life
Masheb RM, Kutz AM, Marsh AG, Min KM, Ruser CB, Dorflinger LM. “Making weight” during military service is related to binge eating and eating pathology for veterans later in life. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2019, 24: 1063-1070. PMID: 31471885, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-019-00766-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy weight control strategiesOverweight/obeseWeight control strategiesWeight management treatmentWeight management effortsConclusionsOne-thirdNight eatingGood internal consistencyExcessive exerciseClinical effortsFood addictionRubber suitsMilitary servicePathologyVomitingObeseVeteransWeight behaviorEmotional eatingYounger cohortsOne-thirdTwo-thirdsInternal consistencyOne-quarterParticipants
2017
Behavioral Treatment for Veterans with Obesity: 24-Month Weight Outcomes from the ASPIRE-VA Small Changes Randomized Trial
Lutes LD, Damschroder LJ, Masheb R, Kim HM, Gillon L, Holleman RG, Goodrich DE, Lowery JC, Janney C, Kirsh S, Richardson CR. Behavioral Treatment for Veterans with Obesity: 24-Month Weight Outcomes from the ASPIRE-VA Small Changes Randomized Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2017, 32: 40-47. PMID: 28271430, PMCID: PMC5359162, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-3987-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight lossOverweight/obese veteransSignificant weight regainVeterans Affairs sitesModest weight lossWeight management programWeight management approachesGreater weight lossASPIRE groupObese veteransWeight regainWeight outcomesLifelong healthBehavioral treatmentDiabetesWeight changeCare movesTrialsObesitySignificant differencesSecond yearTreatmentVeteransAdditional yearSC support
2014
High‐frequency binge eating predicts weight gain among veterans receiving behavioral weight loss treatments
Masheb RM, Lutes LD, Kim HM, Holleman RG, Goodrich DE, Janney CA, Kirsh S, Richardson CR, Damschroder LJ. High‐frequency binge eating predicts weight gain among veterans receiving behavioral weight loss treatments. Obesity 2014, 23: 54-61. PMID: 25385705, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight loss treatmentWaist circumferenceLoss treatmentBody weightObese samplePoorer weight loss outcomesBehavioral weight loss treatmentBehavioral weight loss programWeight gainWeight lossWeight loss outcomesOverweight/obesityWeight loss programPresence of bingeFrequency of bingeASPIRE studyLoss programWorse outcomesBinge groupEffectiveness trialLoss outcomesSecondary analysisBinge eatingBingeVeterans