2024
Exploring Dietary Restraint as a Mediator of Behavioral and Cognitive‐Behavioral Treatments on Outcomes for Patients With Binge‐Eating Disorder With Obesity
Grilo C, Pittman B. Exploring Dietary Restraint as a Mediator of Behavioral and Cognitive‐Behavioral Treatments on Outcomes for Patients With Binge‐Eating Disorder With Obesity. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024 PMID: 39247962, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyBehavioral weight lossBinge-eating disorderBinge eatingWeight loss outcomesCognitive-behavioral treatmentMediation of behaviorEDE-Q restraintPost-treatmentCognitive-behavioralRestraint ScaleDietary restraintBingeMediation effectEatingEffects of treatmentTreatment effectsDisordersRandomized controlled trialsWeight lossMonths of treatmentHypothesis-testingSecondary analysisRestraintBinge-eatingTreatment of Eating Disorders: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions
Grilo C. Treatment of Eating Disorders: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions. Annual Review Of Clinical Psychology 2024, 20: 97-123. PMID: 38211625, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080822-043256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnorexia nervosaBinge-eating disorderBulimia nervosaEating disordersAdaptive treatment designsPsychological treatmentTreatment researchNervosaTreatment designDisordersBulimiaPharmacological optionsAnorexiaEnhanced outcomesExpected final online publication dateFirst-line approachOnline publication dateMedicationFirst-lineClinical guidanceAnnual ReviewAlternative treatmentRevised estimatesPatientsTreatmentOvervaluation of shape/weight at posttreatment predicts relapse at 12‐month follow‐up after successful behaviorally‐based treatment of binge‐eating disorder
Grilo C, Ivezaj V, Gueorguieva R. Overvaluation of shape/weight at posttreatment predicts relapse at 12‐month follow‐up after successful behaviorally‐based treatment of binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 1268-1273. PMID: 38321617, PMCID: PMC11093697, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvervaluation of shape/weightEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderEating Disorder Examination interviewBeck Depression InventoryWeight loss treatmentClinical overvaluationBinge-eating frequencyDiagnostic specifierBinge eatingNon-abstinenceExamination interviewDepression InventoryShape/weightDepression scoresFollow-upPsychopathologyAbstinenceBingeDepressionClinical implicationsDepression 1PosttreatmentDisordersOvervaluationReliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder
Lydecker J, Ivezaj V, Wiedemann A, Kerrigan S, Grilo C. Reliability of the original and brief versions of the Eating Disorder Examination in binge‐eating disorder. Obesity 2024, 32: 702-709. PMID: 38311600, PMCID: PMC10965370, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating Disorder ExaminationEating Disorder Examination interviewEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderInternal consistencyDoctoral-levelIndicators of loss of controlInterrater reliabilityLoss of controlBinge eatingBinge-eating episodesPsychological treatmentPsychometric propertiesPsychometric studyTests of reliabilityBehavioral indicatorsAssessed adultsClinical researchPsychopathologyEatingRatersDisordersAudio-recordedAdultsPatient group
2023
Naltrexone/bupropion for binge‐eating disorder: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial
Grilo C, Lydecker J, Jastreboff A, Pittman B, McKee S. Naltrexone/bupropion for binge‐eating disorder: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Obesity 2023, 31: 2762-2773. PMID: 37751990, PMCID: PMC10600891, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNaltrexone/bupropionBinge-eating disorderObesity statusLogistic regressionWeight lossPlacebo-controlled trialWeight loss outcomesPrevalent psychiatric disordersEvidence-based treatmentsPost-treatment assessmentBinge-eating frequencyGreater percentage weight lossMedication outcomesRemission ratePharmacological optionsPlaceboBupropionPsychiatric disordersPercentage weight lossMixed modelsDisordersObesityPatientsSignificant reductionWeight reductionImprovements in cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with modest weight loss following treatment in patients with binge‐eating disorder and obesity
Yurkow S, Ivezaj V, Grilo C. Improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with modest weight loss following treatment in patients with binge‐eating disorder and obesity. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 56: 2074-2083. PMID: 37530200, PMCID: PMC10834830, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease risk factorsModest weight lossDisease risk factorsBinge-eating disorderPlasma glucoseRisk factorsWeight lossLifestyle changesBehavioral lifestyle changesCardiovascular disease riskWeight loss treatmentSignificant improvementRelated lifestyle changesTotal cholesterolPotential health benefitsHeart ratePatientsObesityDisease riskHbA1cHealth benefitsDisordersTriglyceridesTreatmentPosttreatmentCognitive‐behavioral therapy for binge‐eating disorder for non‐responders to initial acute treatments: Randomized controlled trial
Grilo C, Lydecker J, Gueorguieva R. Cognitive‐behavioral therapy for binge‐eating disorder for non‐responders to initial acute treatments: Randomized controlled trial. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 56: 1544-1553. PMID: 37144325, PMCID: PMC10524840, DOI: 10.1002/eat.23975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial acute treatmentBinge-eating disorderCognitive behavioral therapyAcute treatmentBinge-eating frequencyInitial interventionTherapist-led cognitive behavioural therapyInitial pharmacological treatmentTreat remission ratesEvidence-based treatmentsSingle-site trialAcute efficacyRemission rateAdult patientsInitial treatmentPharmacological treatmentPatientsPosttreatment assessmentBehavioral treatmentSufficient benefitTherapyDisordersInterventionTreatmentPharmacotherapyLoss of control in binge‐eating disorder: Fear and resignation
Perelman H, Gilbert K, Grilo C, Lydecker J. Loss of control in binge‐eating disorder: Fear and resignation. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2023, 56: 1199-1206. PMID: 36920120, PMCID: PMC10247475, DOI: 10.1002/eat.23929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderCognitive-affective experiencesLoss of controlModerate treatment outcomeBinge-eating episodesEating-disorder psychopathologyTreatment-seeking patientsFuture researchAbsence of fearGreater distressPsychopathologyFearSevere psychopathologyResearch cliniciansSemistructured interviewsTreatment formulationPast monthDisordersResignationTreatment outcomesExperienceBlack individualsEmotionsTreatment planningIndividualsPredictors and significance of rapid response to behaviorally based treatment of binge eating disorder
Yurkow S, Ivezaj V, Grilo C. Predictors and significance of rapid response to behaviorally based treatment of binge eating disorder. Obesity 2023, 31: 390-398. PMID: 36623872, PMCID: PMC9877118, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDemographic featuresTreatment attitudesWeight lossFourth treatment weekWeight loss outcomesPsychiatric variablesSuperior clinical outcomesWeight loss treatmentTreatment of bingeClinical severity variablesClinical outcomesPrognostic significanceTreatment weekClinical trialsBaseline predictorsLoss outcomesLoss treatmentPosttreatment outcomesBinge eatingIndependent assessorsBingeSeverity variablesDisordersPatientsTreatment
2022
Examining changes in binge‐eating disorder network centrality and structure in patients treated with cognitive‐behavioral therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy
Forrest L, Franko D, Thompson‐Brenner H, Grilo C. Examining changes in binge‐eating disorder network centrality and structure in patients treated with cognitive‐behavioral therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2022, 56: 944-955. PMID: 36565241, PMCID: PMC10159900, DOI: 10.1002/eat.23883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderCognitive behavioral therapyEvidence-based treatmentsInterpersonal psychotherapyIntervention targetsBinge-eating disorder symptomsBehavioral therapyIndicator of remissionShape concernsRefinement of treatmentClinical utilityFrequent associationClinical implicationsSymptomsSymptom interactionsTherapyInterpersonal therapyWeight concernsDisorder symptomsSymptom relationshipsDisordersPatientsTreatmentSizeable minorityNetwork of symptoms
2018
Loss-of-control eating after bariatric/sleeve gastrectomy surgery: Similar to binge-eating disorder despite differences in quantities
Ivezaj V, Barnes RD, Cooper Z, Grilo CM. Loss-of-control eating after bariatric/sleeve gastrectomy surgery: Similar to binge-eating disorder despite differences in quantities. General Hospital Psychiatry 2018, 54: 25-30. PMID: 30056316, PMCID: PMC6245943, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleeve gastrectomy surgeryBinge-eating disorderGastrectomy surgeryBinge Eating DisorderClinical featuresPatient groupControl eatingOW/OBOverweight/obesityBody mass indexRelevant patient groupsMass indexDepressive symptomsSurgeryPast monthBED groupWeight concernsWeekly lossDisordersCareful assessmentObesityOnly groupQuantity of foodComparable levelsEatingComparing men and women with binge‐eating disorder and co‐morbid obesity
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Comparing men and women with binge‐eating disorder and co‐morbid obesity. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2018, 51: 411-417. PMID: 29493793, PMCID: PMC5980708, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBinge-eating disorderEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating episodesBinge-eating behaviorClinical presentationResearch cliniciansHigher body mass indexCo-morbid obesityDSM-IV disordersStructured Clinical InterviewEating Disorder Examination interviewAge of onsetBinge-eating frequencyRace/ethnicityMass indexBED diagnosisClinical InterviewYounger ageObesityExamination interviewWomenMenAgeDisorders
2017
Driven exercise in the absence of binge eating: Implications for purging disorder
Lydecker JA, Shea M, Grilo CM. Driven exercise in the absence of binge eating: Implications for purging disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2017, 51: 139-145. PMID: 29215743, PMCID: PMC5796839, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating-disorder psychopathologyClinical significancePhysical activityCompensatory behaviorsBinge-eating episodesAbsence of bingeEating Disorder PsychopathologyLower depression levelsLow-frequency thresholdsWeb-based surveyDepression levelsSmall sample sizeHigher depressionOverall frequencyLaxativesTreatment researchMost domainsExerciseBingePsychopathologyDisordersDepressionParticipantsSimilar levelsFurther supportForm and Formulation: Examining the Distinctiveness of Body Image Constructs in Treatment-Seeking Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder
Lydecker JA, White MA, Grilo CM. Form and Formulation: Examining the Distinctiveness of Body Image Constructs in Treatment-Seeking Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2017, 85: 1095-1103. PMID: 29083224, PMCID: PMC5679782, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody image variablesBody image disturbanceBody image constructsBinge-eating disorderImage constructImage variablesWeight/shape overvaluationBinge-eating frequencyInvestigator-based interviewBiopsychosocial featuresEating-disorder psychopathologyTreatment-seeking patientsShape preoccupationShape dissatisfactionShape overvaluationShape concernsCore aspectsCurrent studyTreatment formulationConstructsImportant distinctionDifferent aspectsOvervaluationPreoccupationDisordersPersonality and Life Events in a Personality Disorder Sample
Timoney LR, Walsh Z, Shea MT, Yen S, Ansell EB, Grilo CM, McGlashan TH, Stout RL, Bender DS, Skodol AE, Sanislow CA, Morey LC, Gunderson JG. Personality and Life Events in a Personality Disorder Sample. Personality Disorders Theory Research And Treatment 2017, 8: 376-382. PMID: 27797543, PMCID: PMC5411350, DOI: 10.1037/per0000214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive life eventsNegative life eventsLife eventsNormal personality traitsPersonality disorderPersonality traitsCommunity sampleFFM traitsPD groupLives of individualsPresent researchPersonalityMajor depressive disorderFactor modelClinical samplesIndividualsControl groupDepressive disorderConscientiousnessAvoidantExtraversionDisordersNeuroticismTraitsSchizotypalPsychological and Behavioral Treatments for Binge-Eating Disorder.
Grilo CM. Psychological and Behavioral Treatments for Binge-Eating Disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2017, 78 Suppl 1: 20-24. PMID: 28125175, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.sh16003su1c.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderBehavioral treatmentBehavioral weight loss therapyCognitive behavioral therapyBinge Eating DisorderBehavioral treatment optionsInterpersonal psychotherapyIntervention protocolBetter outcomesSignificant predictorsWeight lossModest weight lossWeight loss therapyBody shapeReliable predictorTreatment outcomesLoss therapyTreatment optionsDisordersInterventionModeratorPredictorsPsychotherapyPatientsTherapyRumination in Patients with Binge‐Eating Disorder and Obesity: Associations with Eating‐Disorder Psychopathology and Weight‐bias Internalization
Wang SB, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Rumination in Patients with Binge‐Eating Disorder and Obesity: Associations with Eating‐Disorder Psychopathology and Weight‐bias Internalization. European Eating Disorders Review 2017, 25: 98-103. PMID: 28078784, PMCID: PMC5318238, DOI: 10.1002/erv.2499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShape/weightWeight bias internalizationEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderCognitive processesGreater eating-disorder psychopathologyImportant cognitive processesOvervaluation of shapeGreater weight bias internalizationHierarchical multiple regressionTreatment-seeking patientsGreater ruminationRuminationDiscrimination experiencesPhysical healthPsychopathologyNegative attitudesMultiple regressionOvervaluationObesity treatmentComorbid obesityAttitudesDisordersExperienceFindings
2016
Children of parents with BED have more eating behavior disturbance than children of parents with obesity or healthy weight
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Children of parents with BED have more eating behavior disturbance than children of parents with obesity or healthy weight. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2016, 50: 648-656. PMID: 27859458, PMCID: PMC5429220, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderChild weightChildren's bingeEating-disorder psychopathologyHigher child weightCross-sectional findingsChild overweightProspective confirmationChildren's eatingChild feedingChild overeatingDietary restrictionObesityClinical interventionsPrevention effortsEating Disorder BehaviorsDisordersBingePreliminary evidencePotential factorsEatingCurrent studyLimited literatureCore featuresOBBinge abstinence is associated with reduced energy intake after treatment in patients with binge eating disorder and obesity
Masheb RM, Dorflinger LM, Rolls BJ, Mitchell DC, Grilo CM. Binge abstinence is associated with reduced energy intake after treatment in patients with binge eating disorder and obesity. Obesity 2016, 24: 2491-2496. PMID: 27797154, PMCID: PMC5172456, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPsychological functioningBinge abstinencePsychological outcomesCombination of CBTBehavioral therapyBingeRecall interviewsFunctioningAbstinence ratesDietary recall interviewsReduced energy intakeAbstinenceSignificant reductionWeight statusPsychiatric morbidityGreater improvementAdult patientsDietary counselingFruit intakeSugar intakeEnergy intakeDisordersAbstinentComplete cessationPreferred descriptions for loss of control while eating and weight among patients with binge eating disorder
Roberto CA, Galbraith K, Lydecker JA, Ivezaj V, Barnes RD, White MA, Grilo CM. Preferred descriptions for loss of control while eating and weight among patients with binge eating disorder. Psychiatry Research 2016, 246: 548-553. PMID: 27821368, PMCID: PMC5161684, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.09.045.Peer-Reviewed Original Research