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-based
2023
Shape discrepancy, weight bias internalization, and eating-disorder psychopathology in patients with loss-of-control eating after bariatric surgery
Dunford A, Ivezaj V, Grilo C. Shape discrepancy, weight bias internalization, and eating-disorder psychopathology in patients with loss-of-control eating after bariatric surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2023, 20: 291-296. PMID: 37926627, PMCID: PMC10922050, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBariatric surgeryEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery Version interviewControl eatingCurrent body mass indexWeight lossPoor weight lossBody mass indexED psychopathologyEating-disorder psychopathologyMental health outcomesPostoperative interventionsPostoperative lossEating Disorder PsychopathologyMass indexPercent weight lossResults Most participantsWeight bias internalizationSurgeryYale University SchoolHealth outcomesPatientsSomatic concernsWeight concernsMost participantsMethods ParticipantsRacial differences after bariatric surgery: 24-month follow-up of a randomized, controlled trial for postoperative loss-of-control eating
Ivezaj V, Dilip A, Duffy A, Grilo C. Racial differences after bariatric surgery: 24-month follow-up of a randomized, controlled trial for postoperative loss-of-control eating. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2023, 20: 261-266. PMID: 37949690, PMCID: PMC10922356, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating-disorder psychopathologyPercent excess weight lossExcess weight lossPost-bariatric surgeryNon-white patientsWhite patientsEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery Version interviewGreater percent excess weight lossGreater eating-disorder psychopathologyMonths post-bariatric surgeryWeight lossBDI-II depression scoreLong-term outcomesPost-operative lossRacial differencesAcademic medical centerBeck Depression InventoryBariatric surgeryShort-term findingsControlled TrialsProspective studyMedical CenterDepression scoresBetter outcomesPatientsPredictors of early weight loss in post‐bariatric surgery patients receiving adjunctive behavioural treatments for loss‐of‐control eating
Smith C, Dilip A, Ivezaj V, Duffy A, Grilo C. Predictors of early weight loss in post‐bariatric surgery patients receiving adjunctive behavioural treatments for loss‐of‐control eating. Clinical Obesity 2023, 13: e12603. PMID: 37257889, PMCID: PMC10524670, DOI: 10.1111/cob.12603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly weight lossAdjunctive behavioral treatmentsPost-bariatric surgery patientsEarly weight changeBaseline patient characteristicsSurgery-related variablesMonths of treatmentWeight lossBehavioral treatmentPatient characteristicsSurgery patientsFirst monthWeight changeTime of surgeryWeight gain groupEating-disorder psychopathologyBariatric surgeryMost patientsAdjunctive treatmentBlack patientsPercent weight lossPsychiatric comorbidityClinical variablesTreatment trialsPatientsPsychiatric comorbidity as a prospective predictor of long-term weight and psychosocial outcomes after bariatric surgery
Ivezaj V, Dilip A, Grilo C. Psychiatric comorbidity as a prospective predictor of long-term weight and psychosocial outcomes after bariatric surgery. General Hospital Psychiatry 2023, 83: 51-58. PMID: 37099869, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery VersionLong-term weight outcomesPost-bariatric surgeryPsychiatric comorbidityEating-disorder psychopathologyBariatric surgeryWeight outcomesMonths post-bariatric surgeryMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewWeight loss outcomesCurrent psychiatric disorderCurrent psychiatric comorbidityInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewPsychosocial functioning outcomesLong-term weightBeck Depression InventoryPoor psychosocial functioningPrognostic significanceProspective studyBariatric populationNeuropsychiatric InterviewClinical significanceComorbiditiesLoss outcomesPsychiatric disorders
2020
Physical activity and psychosocial correlates following bariatric surgery among patients with loss-of-control eating
Lawson J, Kerrigan S, Carr M, Wiedemann A, Ivezaj V, Grilo C. Physical activity and psychosocial correlates following bariatric surgery among patients with loss-of-control eating. Mental Health And Physical Activity 2020, 19: 100343. DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBariatric surgeryPhysical activityPhysical functioningEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery Version interviewSR-PAPercent total weight lossSelf-reported physical activityLevel of PAGreater Physical ActivityBariatric surgery outcomesHealth-related qualityPsychosocial correlatesModerate physical activityBetter physical functioningObjective physical activityEating-disorder psychopathologyBetter psychosocial functioningGastrectomy surgeryMedical managementMass indexPhysical functionSurgery outcomesInactive lifestyleSurgery
2019
A259 Discrimination and Correlates among Spanish- and/or English-Speaking Latinx Adults Seeking Bariatric Surgery
Ivezaj V, Lawson J, Jayade M, Davila-Shiau E, Vanegas S, Jay M, Parikh M, Grilo C. A259 Discrimination and Correlates among Spanish- and/or English-Speaking Latinx Adults Seeking Bariatric Surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2019, 15: s95-s96. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.08.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBariatric surgeryLatinx adults
2016
Loss-of-control eating following sleeve gastrectomy surgery
Ivezaj V, Kessler EE, Lydecker JA, Barnes RD, White MA, Grilo CM. Loss-of-control eating following sleeve gastrectomy surgery. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 13: 392-398. PMID: 27913121, PMCID: PMC5357454, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleeve gastrectomy surgeryGastrectomy surgeryWeight lossEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery VersionPoorer weight loss outcomesBED criteriaLower percent weight lossPoor weight lossWeight loss outcomesBody mass indexEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderRegular compensatory behaviorsCurrent mean ageUnited States METHODSBariatric surgeryPostoperative lossMass indexPercent weight lossMean ageMonths postsurgeryPoor outcomeLoss outcomesGreater severitySurgery
2009
Loss of control over eating predicts outcomes in bariatric surgery patients: a prospective, 24-month follow-up study.
White MA, Kalarchian MA, Masheb RM, Marcus MD, Grilo CM. Loss of control over eating predicts outcomes in bariatric surgery patients: a prospective, 24-month follow-up study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 71: 175-84. PMID: 19852902, PMCID: PMC2831110, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.08m04328blu.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery patientsSurgery patientsQuality of lifeGastric bypass surgery patientsDisorder psychopathologyWeight lossPostsurgical weight lossBypass surgery patientsWeight loss outcomesNegative prognostic indicatorBariatric surgeryPostoperative outcomesPostsurgical outcomesPrognostic indicatorBattery of assessmentsClinical significancePostsurgical improvementLoss outcomesMixed model analysisClinical attentionPatientsSurgeryPostsurgeryDepression levelsPsychosocial outcomes