2015
The Yale Craving Scale: Development and psychometric properties
Rojewski AM, Morean ME, Toll BA, McKee SA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Green BG, Bartoshuk LM, O’Malley S. The Yale Craving Scale: Development and psychometric properties. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 154: 158-166. PMID: 26183404, PMCID: PMC4834029, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCeiling effectsPsychometric evaluationCraving ScaleDrinking scoresTreatment-seeking smokersInternal consistencyGood internal consistencyHeavy drinkersSmokingGroup comparisonsDrinking urgesStudy sampleDrinking outcomesSensation intensitySubjective cravingLabeled Magnitude ScaleCigarettesPsychometric propertiesScoresCurrent studyLatent factor structureTest-criterion relationshipsSound scaleSmokersDependent population
2014
Factor structure and clinical utility of the Beck Depression Inventory in patients with binge eating disorder and obesity
Udo T, McKee SA, Grilo CM. Factor structure and clinical utility of the Beck Depression Inventory in patients with binge eating disorder and obesity. General Hospital Psychiatry 2014, 37: 120-125. PMID: 25537344, PMCID: PMC4361288, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeck Depression InventoryObese patientsMood disordersClinical utilityDepression InventoryDisorder psychopathologyHigh negative predictive valueMajor depressive disorderNegative predictive valueTreatment-seeking obese patientsExcellent internal consistencyDepressive disorderSelf-report questionnairesDepression symptomsPredictive valuePatientsThree-factor structureScreening instrumentDisordersObesityVariable associationsInternal consistency
2006
Reliability of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale, and Tiffany Questionnaire for Smoking Urges in Smokers with and without Schizophrenia
Weinberger AH, Reutenauer EL, Allen TM, Termine A, Vessicchio JC, Sacco KA, Easton CJ, McKee SA, George TP. Reliability of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale, and Tiffany Questionnaire for Smoking Urges in Smokers with and without Schizophrenia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2006, 86: 278-282. PMID: 16876968, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinnesota Nicotine Withdrawal ScaleWithdrawal ScaleNicotine dependenceFagerström TestSmoking urgesDiagnostic groupsFactor 1Similar inclusion criteriaFactor 2Cotinine levelsInclusion criteriaSmoking measuresSmoking variablesSmokersCarbon monoxide levelsHigh carbon monoxide levelsNonpsychiatric smokersSchizophreniaTotal scoreTest-retest correlationsFTNDInternal consistencyFactor 1 scoresScoresQuestionnaire