2018
Food addiction among men and women in India
Wiedemann AA, Lawson JL, Cunningham PM, Khalvati KM, Lydecker JA, Ivezaj V, Grilo CM. Food addiction among men and women in India. European Eating Disorders Review 2018, 26: 597-604. PMID: 30003654, PMCID: PMC6261447, DOI: 10.1002/erv.2613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityBody mass indexHigher severity scoresEating-disorder psychopathologyClinical featuresMass indexSF-12Severity scoreClinical thresholdFood addictionEDE-Q subscalesYFAS scoresHigher depressionGreater frequencyYFASScoresNonclinical groupSelf-report measuresWomenDepressionMenFood 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 ResearchConceptsBody 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
Examining binge‐eating disorder and food addiction in adults with overweight and obesity
Ivezaj V, White MA, Grilo CM. Examining binge‐eating disorder and food addiction in adults with overweight and obesity. Obesity 2016, 24: 2064-2069. PMID: 27558207, PMCID: PMC5039112, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityBinge-eating disorderFood addictionFA criteriaPresence of BEDControl groupBody mass indexHealth-related behaviorsHigher depression scoresSubgroup of adultsMass indexDepression scoresObesityWeb-based surveyBED criteriaFA groupGreater pathologyOverweightPathologyDisordersAdultsGroupMost measuresAddictionIndividualsShared and unique mechanisms underlying binge eating disorder and addictive disorders
Schulte EM, Grilo CM, Gearhardt AN. Shared and unique mechanisms underlying binge eating disorder and addictive disorders. Clinical Psychology Review 2016, 44: 125-139. PMID: 26879210, PMCID: PMC5796407, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Current Considerations Regarding Food Addiction
Schulte EM, Joyner MA, Potenza MN, Grilo CM, Gearhardt AN. Current Considerations Regarding Food Addiction. Current Psychiatry Reports 2015, 17: 19. PMID: 25749750, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-015-0563-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood addictionAddictive-like eatingAddictiveness of tobaccoEating-related problemsLittle health benefitIndividual differencesAddictive disordersAddiction frameworkImportant next stepLarge public health impactAddictionPossible risk factorsAddiction interventionsOvereatingPublic health impactIllicit drugsRisk factorsBiological overlapDescriptive differencesCertain foodsHealth benefitsEatingHealth impactsAbstinenceModeration
2011
An examination of the food addiction construct in obese patients with binge eating disorder
Gearhardt AN, White MA, Masheb RM, Morgan PT, Crosby RD, Grilo CM. An examination of the food addiction construct in obese patients with binge eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2011, 45: 657-663. PMID: 22684991, PMCID: PMC3375872, DOI: 10.1002/eat.20957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale Food Addiction ScaleDisorder psychopathologyFood addictionBED patientsConfirmatory factor analysisFood addiction constructEmotion dysregulationNegative affectOne-factor solutionYFAS scoresAssociated psychopathologyAddiction constructPsychopathologyPsychometric propertiesAddiction ScaleBinge