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Fluckiger, Christoph; Meyer, Andrea; Wampold, Bruce E.; Gassmann, Daniel; Messerli-Burgy, Nadine; Munsch, Simone – Behavior Therapy, 2011
Understanding the dropout rates of efficacious forms of psychotherapy for patients with binge eating disorder (BED) is an unsolved problem within this increasing population. Up until now the role of psychotherapy process characteristics as predictors of premature termination has not been investigated in the BED literature. Within a randomized…
Descriptors: Health Services, Body Composition, Self Efficacy, Dropout Rate
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Chambers, Duncan; Grant, Rod; Warren, Erica; Pearson, Sally-Anne; Wilson, Paul – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2012
Systematic reviews provide high-level evidence but there are barriers to their use by policy makers. This paper reports the preparation and evaluation of an evidence briefing, using systematic reviews and other existing sources of synthesised evidence, to support a possible reorganisation of services for young people with eating disorders in an…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Research Utilization, Decision Making, Case Studies
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Grilo, Carlos M.; Masheb, Robin M.; Crosby, Ross D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: To examine predictors and moderators of response to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medication treatments for binge-eating disorder (BED). Method: 108 BED patients in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial testing CBT and fluoxetine treatments were assessed prior, throughout, and posttreatment. Demographic factors,…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Eating Disorders, Therapy, Personality Problems
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Davenport, Kate; Houston, James E.; Griffiths, Mark D. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
"Mall disorders" such as excessive eating and compulsive buying appear to be increasing, particularly among women. A battery of questionnaires was used in an attempt to determine this association between specific personality traits (i.e., reward sensitivity, impulsivity, cognitive and somatic anxiety, self-esteem, and social desirability) and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Conceptual Tempo, Social Desirability, Females
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Holm-Denoma, Jill M.; Richey, J. Anthony; Joiner, Thomas E., Jr. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Although the latent structure of various eating disorders has been explored in previous studies, no published studies have examined the latent structure of theoretically relevant variables that have been shown to cut across eating disorder diagnoses. The current study examined 3 such variables (dietary restraint, body dissatisfaction, and drive…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Eating Disorders, Human Body, Classification
Rivas, Kristi D.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Patel, Meeta R.; Bachmeyer, Melanie H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Little is known about the characteristics of meals that serve as motivating operations (MOs) for escape behavior. In the current investigation, we showed that the distance at which a therapist held a spoon from a child's lips served as an MO for escape behavior. Based on these results, we implemented spoon distance fading, compared fading with and…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Eating Disorders, Behavior Problems, Children
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Roberts, Kimberly C.; Danoff-Burg, Sharon – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Objective: The investigators examined relations between mindfulness and health behaviors in college students, as well as the role of stress in mediating these effects. Participants: Participants were 553 undergraduates (385 females; mean age = 18.8 years, SD = 2.1) recruited from a university in the northeastern United States. Methods:…
Descriptors: College Students, Attention, Health Behavior, Well Being
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Bruns, Deborah A.; Thompson, Stacy D. – Infants and Young Children, 2010
Young children often encounter feeding challenges, such as food refusal, an inability to meet nutritional needs, and limited skills to self-feed. Further, overall development can be adversely affected when an infant or a toddler has difficulties with intake of fluid and solid foods. A variety of strategies are available to address these challenges…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Young Children, Eating Habits, Eating Disorders
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Ferreiro, Fatima; Seoane, Gloria; Senra, Carmen – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
There is evidence that females display higher levels of depressive symptoms and disordered eating than males from adolescence onward. This study examined whether different risk factors and their interaction with sex (moderator effect) prospectively predicted depressive symptoms and disordered eating in adolescents. A total of 415 female…
Descriptors: Females, Body Composition, Risk, Adolescents
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Yildiz, Ozlem; Sismanlar, Sahika G.; Memik, Nursu Cakin; Karakaya, Isik; Agaoglu, Belma – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
The aim of this study was to compare the safety, efficacy, tolerability, and the effects of atomoxetine and OROS-MPH on executive functions in children with ADHD. This study was an open-label study that only included two medication groups. Children were randomized to open-label atomoxetine or OROS-MPH for 12 weeks. Primary efficacy measures were…
Descriptors: Pain, Safety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Patients
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Boutelle, Kerri N.; Zucker, Nancy L.; Peterson, Carol B.; Rydell, Sarah A.; Cafri, Guy; Harnack, Lisa – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Our purpose in this study was to examine 2 treatments targeted at reducing eating in the absence of hunger in overweight and obese children. Method: Thirty-six overweight and obese 8- to 12-year-old children (58% female; mean age = 10.3 years, SD = 1.3), with high scores on eating in the absence of hunger, and their parents were…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Obesity, Eating Disorders, Hunger
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Eisenberg, Daniel; Nicklett, Emily J.; Roeder, Kathryn; Kirz, Nina E. – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: To examine the prevalence, correlates, persistence, and treatment-seeking related to symptoms of eating disorders (EDs) in a random sample of college students. Participants: A random sample of students at a large university were recruited for an Internet survey in Fall 2005 and a follow-up survey in Fall 2007. Methods: ED symptoms were…
Descriptors: College Students, Incidence, Persistence, Eating Disorders
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Fredrickson, Barbara L.; Hendler, Lee Meyerhoff; Nilsen, Stephanie; O'Barr, Jean Fox; Roberts, Tomi-Ann – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2011
In this article, Barbara L. Fredrickson reflects back on two early papers--"Objectification Theory: Toward Understanding Women's Lived Experiences and Mental Health Risks" and "A Mediational Model Linking Self-Objectification, Body Shame, and Disordered Eating"--and puts them into larger context. Both papers share an unusual origin story. To tell…
Descriptors: Females, Change Agents, Human Body, Self Concept
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Bruns, Deborah A.; Thompson, Stacy – Young Exceptional Children, 2011
Many young children with autism exhibit feeding-related difficulties, such as accepting a limited diet, demonstrating texture aversions, or using only specific mealtime utensils. Young children with autism need assistance to acquire skills to improve mealtime behavior, including increased acceptance of a variety of foods (types and textures) at…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Eating Habits, Eating Disorders
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Slater, Amy; Tiggemann, Marika – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This study examined gender differences in adolescent participation in sport and physical activity, in teasing experiences specific to the physical activity domain, and the relationship between adolescent physical activity and body image. A sample of 714 adolescents (332 girls, 382 boys) aged between 12 and 16 years completed measures of…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Athletics, Self Concept, Adolescents
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