2018
Early weight loss predicts weight loss treatment response regardless of binge‐eating disorder status and pretreatment weight change
Barnes RD, Ivezaj V, Pittman BP, Grilo CM. Early weight loss predicts weight loss treatment response regardless of binge‐eating disorder status and pretreatment weight change. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2018, 51: 558-564. PMID: 29637592, PMCID: PMC6002900, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly weight lossWeight loss treatmentBinge-eating disorderLoss treatmentWeight lossBed statusWeight loss treatment outcomesOverweight/obesityWeight loss trialAverage weight lossWeight-related variablesPrognostic significancePrimary careTreatment outcomesTreatment responseLoss trialWeight trajectoriesTreatment studiesDisorder statusWeight changeOutcomesTreatmentIndividual responsesStatusPositive outcomes
2017
Back to Basics? No Weight Loss from Motivational Interviewing Compared to Nutrition Psychoeducation at One‐Year Follow‐Up
Barnes RD, Ivezaj V, Martino S, Pittman BP, Grilo CM. Back to Basics? No Weight Loss from Motivational Interviewing Compared to Nutrition Psychoeducation at One‐Year Follow‐Up. Obesity 2017, 25: 2074-2078. PMID: 29086484, PMCID: PMC5705439, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight loss interventionPrimary careBinge-eating disorderWeight lossNutrition psychoeducationLoss interventionSecondary end point analysisWeight loss 12 monthsAttention-controlled comparisonMotivational interviewingMIC patientsEnd-point analysisTreatment conclusionOne-yearBed statusSmall effect sizesCareMonthsPatientsInterventionEffect sizeTreatmentPsychoeducationLong-term impactMixed modelsEvaluation of a web-based cognitive behavioral smoking cessation treatment for overweight/obese smokers
White MA, Ivezaj V, Grilo CM. Evaluation of a web-based cognitive behavioral smoking cessation treatment for overweight/obese smokers. Journal Of Health Psychology 2017, 24: 1796-1806. PMID: 28810442, DOI: 10.1177/1359105317701560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation treatmentCessation treatmentObese smokersCognitive-behavioral treatmentBehavioral treatmentCognitive-behavioral smoking cessation treatmentBehavioral smoking cessation treatmentNicotine replacement therapyOverweight/obesityCessation ratesReplacement therapyRegular smokersStandard treatmentHealth educationLarger studySmokersPerson assessmentPilot studyCommunity volunteersTreatmentLess weightKey outcomesParticipantsObesityTherapy
2016
Perceived weight discrimination and chronic medical conditions in adults with overweight and obesity
Udo T, Purcell K, Grilo CM. Perceived weight discrimination and chronic medical conditions in adults with overweight and obesity. International Journal Of Clinical Practice 2016, 70: 1003-1011. PMID: 28032427, PMCID: PMC5215793, DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic medical conditionsStressful life eventsMedical conditionsObese adultsPhysical activityMajor chronic medical conditionsWeight discriminationOverweight/obese adultsLife eventsAcute stressful life eventsSociodemographic variablesOverweight/obesityPerceived Weight DiscriminationMultiple logistic regressionGender-stratified analysesDifferent medical conditionsSocioeconomic burdenMyocardial infarctionHigh cholesterolCardiac conditionsStomach ulcersLogistic regressionRelated conditionsObesityHealth effectsExamining 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 measuresAddictionIndividualsPerceived weight discrimination, childhood maltreatment, and weight gain in U.S. adults with overweight/obesity
Udo T, Grilo CM. Perceived weight discrimination, childhood maltreatment, and weight gain in U.S. adults with overweight/obesity. Obesity 2016, 24: 1366-1372. PMID: 27112217, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexOverweight/obesityPerceived Weight DiscriminationChildhood maltreatmentWeight discriminationWeight gainNational Epidemiologic SurveyMental health issuesMass indexBMI increaseEpidemiologic SurveyClinical settingU.S. adultsRelated conditionsObesityPrevention effortsHealth issuesWeight lossSubsequent stressorsWeight changeWave 2 surveyWomenGreater likelihoodGreater increaseWave 1The apple of their eye: Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of parents’ perceptions of child obesity
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. The apple of their eye: Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of parents’ perceptions of child obesity. Obesity 2016, 24: 1124-1131. PMID: 26916369, PMCID: PMC4846571, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttitudes/behaviorsWeight-related attitudesParents' specific needsOverweight/obesityOnline measuresCommunity sampleParental practicesBehavioral correlatesParents' perceptionsParents' responsesChildren's eatingParental perceptionsChild overweight/obesityActual childrenTreatment programPerceptionChild weightParentsEatingSpecific needsChildrenCorrelatesChildren 5Dual needsFurther research
2015
Family histories of anxiety in overweight men and women with binge eating disorder: A preliminary investigation
Blomquist KK, Grilo CM. Family histories of anxiety in overweight men and women with binge eating disorder: A preliminary investigation. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2015, 62: 161-169. PMID: 26343481, PMCID: PMC4583821, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological functioningAnxiety disordersDisorder psychopathologyBED patientsDevelopment of bingeDSM-IV anxiety disordersBattery of questionnairesMood disordersLifetime diagnosisSubstance use disordersComorbid anxietyBingeAnxietyDiagnostic InterviewFunctioningUse disordersPsychopathologyPreliminary findingsPreliminary examinationInterview methodFamily historyDisordersParticipantsOverweight patientsPreliminary investigation
2014
Prospective Association Between Overvaluation of Weight and Binge Eating Among Overweight Adolescent Girls
Sonneville KR, Grilo CM, Richmond TK, Thurston IB, Jernigan M, Gianini L, Field AE. Prospective Association Between Overvaluation of Weight and Binge Eating Among Overweight Adolescent Girls. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2014, 56: 25-29. PMID: 25438968, PMCID: PMC4275318, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight adolescent girlsSevere depressive symptomsWeekly bingeOverweight girlsOvervaluation of weightGreater impairmentDepressive symptomsProspective associationsAdolescent girlsCross-sectional analysisSubjective social statusObese girlsSignificant associationBinge eatingGreater riskTime 2BingeLow subjective social statusImpairmentToday StudyTime 1SymptomsGirlsAssociationWeight overvaluationFactor structure and construct validity of the eating disorder examination‐questionnaire in college students: Further support for a modified brief version
Grilo CM, Reas DL, Hopwood CJ, Crosby RD. Factor structure and construct validity of the eating disorder examination‐questionnaire in college students: Further support for a modified brief version. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2014, 48: 284-289. PMID: 25346071, PMCID: PMC4374034, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating Disorder Examination QuestionnaireObese sampleYoung adultsEating-disorder psychopathologySample of personsOverweight statusSeven-itemStudy groupDisorder Examination QuestionnaireBulimia nervosaAnorexia nervosaThree-factor structureDietary restraintBody dissatisfactionConfirmatory factor analysisShape/weight overvaluationExamination QuestionnaireNonclinical groupNervosaA randomized controlled trial comparing scalable weight loss treatments in primary care
Barnes RD, White MA, Martino S, Grilo CM. A randomized controlled trial comparing scalable weight loss treatments in primary care. Obesity 2014, 22: 2508-2516. PMID: 25298016, PMCID: PMC4236282, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutrition psychoeducationUsual careAttention control interventionMotivational interviewingTreatment adherenceWeight lossOverweight/obese patientsBed statusWeight loss outcomesPrimary care settingWeight loss treatmentWeight loss resultsObese patientsTriglyceride levelsPrimary careObesity interventionsNPC patientsLoss outcomesLoss treatmentDepression scoresScalable interventionsPatientsTreatment disseminationSuperior benefitsInterventionComparing weight gain in the year prior to treatment for overweight and obese patients with and without binge eating disorder in primary care
Ivezaj V, Kalebjian R, Grilo CM, Barnes RD. Comparing weight gain in the year prior to treatment for overweight and obese patients with and without binge eating disorder in primary care. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2014, 77: 151-154. PMID: 25077857, PMCID: PMC4118055, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese patientsBED patientsBinge-eating frequencyWeight gainPrimary careWeight changeCurrent weightGreater eating-disorder psychopathologyNBO patientsWeight change trajectoriesPrimary care physiciansWeight loss treatmentBeck Depression Inventory-IIFurther weight gainEating-disorder psychopathologyRapid weight gainEating Disorder ExaminationCare physiciansWeight historySelf-report questionnairesOverall groupDepression scoresIndependent significant contributionPatientsOverweight
2013
Weight bias internalization, depression, and self‐reported health among overweight binge eating disorder patients
Pearl RL, White MA, Grilo CM. Weight bias internalization, depression, and self‐reported health among overweight binge eating disorder patients. Obesity 2013, 22: e142-e148. PMID: 24039219, PMCID: PMC3954963, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight Bias Internalization ScaleBeck Depression Inventory-IIWeight bias internalizationSelf-reported healthBDI scoresOverweight patientsSF-36Depressive symptomsShort Form-36 Health SurveyPhysical healthPoor self-reported healthSF-36 scalesCross-sectional studyHigher weight bias internalizationMental health outcomesNegative mental health outcomesOverweight bingeWBIS scoresHealth SurveyDisorder patientsHealth outcomesInventory-IIPatientsPotential mediatorsRegression analysis
2012
Interpersonal problems and developmental trajectories of binge eating disorder
Blomquist KK, Ansell EB, White MA, Masheb RM, Grilo CM. Interpersonal problems and developmental trajectories of binge eating disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2012, 53: 1088-1095. PMID: 22727087, PMCID: PMC3482417, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Self‐reported weight gain following smoking cessation: A function of binge eating behavior
White MA, Masheb RM, Grilo CM. Self‐reported weight gain following smoking cessation: A function of binge eating behavior. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2010, 43: 572-575. PMID: 19718662, PMCID: PMC2895960, DOI: 10.1002/eat.20729.Peer-Reviewed Original Research