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Does your child's weight influence how you judge yourself as a parent? A cross-sectional study to define and examine parental overvaluation of weight/shape
Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Does your child's weight influence how you judge yourself as a parent? A cross-sectional study to define and examine parental overvaluation of weight/shape. Preventive Medicine 2017, 105: 265-270. PMID: 28987340, PMCID: PMC5659758, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight/shapeParental overvaluationPersonal weightEating-disorder psychopathologyBinge-eating disorderEating PsychopathologyParent psychopathologyPediatric obesityDearth of researchChild weightCross-sectional designParental attitudesPsychopathologyImportant psychopathologyDisorder treatmentCross-sectional studyParentsCurrent studyIntegral stakeholdersWeight influenceOvervaluationClinical attentionChild BMIChild healthRelated concepts
2020
Does Bariatric Binge‐Eating Size Matter? Conceptual Model and Empirical Support
Ivezaj V, Lydecker JA, Wiedemann AA, Duffy AJ, Grilo CM. Does Bariatric Binge‐Eating Size Matter? Conceptual Model and Empirical Support. Obesity 2020, 28: 1645-1651. PMID: 32729221, PMCID: PMC7484317, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating Disorder Examination-Bariatric Surgery Version interviewBariatric surgeryEpisode groupBinge sizeFunctional impairmentDepressive symptomsNew classification systemMental health-related qualityLoss of controlPostsurgical bariatric patientsSurgery 6 monthsHealth-related qualityCross-sectional studyBinge-eating episodesQuality of lifeObjective binge-eating episodesBariatric patientsClinical outcomesEating Disorder PsychopathologyBinge-eating groupBinge eatingSurgeryClassification systemDistinct psychopathologySymptomsLanguage Matters: Patients’ Preferred Terms for Discussing Obesity and Disordered Eating with Health Care Providers After Bariatric Surgery
Ivezaj V, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Language Matters: Patients’ Preferred Terms for Discussing Obesity and Disordered Eating with Health Care Providers After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity 2020, 28: 1412-1418. PMID: 32662251, PMCID: PMC7501175, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersBariatric surgeryCare providersCross-sectional studyPatient-centered carePreferred termHealth care systemTreatment trialsPatient preferencesSurgeryBehavioral treatmentControl eatingLanguage preferenceCare systemRacial differencesObesityPatientsWeight biasProvidersBMIWeightIndividualsControlTrialsCare
2016
The Thin-Youth Ideal
Gendron TL, Lydecker J. The Thin-Youth Ideal. The International Journal Of Aging And Human Development 2016, 82: 255-270. PMID: 27076487, DOI: 10.1177/0091415016641693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThin idealBody imageBody image avoidanceBody consciousnessCollege students' attitudesAnxietyYoung adultsAgeismUndergraduate studentsDemonstrate associationHealth attitudesAttitudesStudents' attitudesGenderAvoidanceEducational effortsAdultsCross-sectional studyConsciousnessStudentsRelationshipIdeal
2010
Appetite-regulating hormones cortisol and peptide YY are associated with disordered eating psychopathology, independent of body mass index
Lawson EA, Eddy KT, Donoho D, Misra M, Miller KK, Meenaghan E, Lydecker J, Herzog D, Klibanski A. Appetite-regulating hormones cortisol and peptide YY are associated with disordered eating psychopathology, independent of body mass index. European Journal Of Endocrinology 2010, 164: 253-261. PMID: 21098684, PMCID: PMC3677777, DOI: 10.1530/eje-10-0523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHypothalamic amenorrheaAnorexia nervosaGhrelin levelsEating Disorder Examination QuestionnaireMass indexEating Disorder Inventory-2Functional hypothalamic amenorrheaAppetite-regulating hormonesCross-sectional studyAnorexigenic hormonesPYY levelsLeptin levelsAppetite regulationEDI-2 scoresBody fatDisorder Examination QuestionnaireWeight extremesCortisol levelsAbnormal levelsCortisolSerum samplesDisorder Inventory-2Good healthHormone cortisol
2009
Hypercortisolemia Is Associated with Severity of Bone Loss and Depression in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Anorexia Nervosa
Lawson EA, Donoho D, Miller KK, Misra M, Meenaghan E, Lydecker J, Wexler T, Herzog DB, Klibanski A. Hypercortisolemia Is Associated with Severity of Bone Loss and Depression in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Anorexia Nervosa. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2009, 94: 4710-4716. PMID: 19837921, PMCID: PMC2795653, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-1046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryHypothalamic amenorrheaHAM-D scoresLow bone densityBone lossAnorexia nervosaCortisol levelsBone densityMood disturbanceFunctional hypothalamic amenorrheaClinical Research CenterHamilton Rating ScaleCross-sectional studyX-ray absorptiometrySignificant hypercortisolemiaCushing's diseaseAverage cortisol levelsMineral densityHypercortisolemiaCortisol dysregulationSerum samplesRating ScalePotential mediatorsDepression