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Prevalence of binge eating has been shown to be as common in men as in women, yet few studies hav... more Prevalence of binge eating has been shown to be as common in men as in women, yet few studies have included men. Men are especially underrepresented in treatment studies, raising the question of whether men who binge eat experience less distress or impairment than women. This study compared demographic and clinical correlates of binge eating in a large employee sample
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Stress and Health, Aug 1, 2011
... The invitation contained instructions on how to access the digital coaching programmes and pr... more ... The invitation contained instructions on how to access the digital coaching programmes and provided ... stressors: daily work or activity, financial situation, home and family life, personal and social ... Self-efficacy to manage stress was assessed by using two constructs: motivation to ...
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Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
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Affective Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, 1983
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Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 1979
Recent efforts to quantify various aspects of suicide ideation are described. The Suicide Intent ... more Recent efforts to quantify various aspects of suicide ideation are described. The Suicide Intent Scale, Hopelessness Scale, and the Scale for Suicide Ideation all assess components of the individual's suicidal ruminations. Hopelessness seems to account for the bulk of the relationship between depression and suicidal intent. The Scale for Suicide Ideation seems to show promise as a predictive instrument, as a dependent variable in research on treatment efficacy, and as a tool for clinical assessment of suicide potential. Implications for further research and clinical practice are discussed.
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The International journal of eating disorders, 2012
To examine productivity impairment in individuals with obesity and/or binge eating. Based on curr... more To examine productivity impairment in individuals with obesity and/or binge eating. Based on current weight and eating behavior, 117,272 employees who had completed a health risk appraisal and psychosocial functioning questionnaire were classified into one of four groups. Gender-stratified analyses compared groups on four measures: absenteeism, presenteeism, total work productivity impairment, and (non-work) activity impairment. Overall group differences were statistically significant for all measures with lowest impairment in non-obese men and women without binge eating (n = 34,090, n = 39,198), higher levels in individuals without binge eating (n = 15,570, n = 16,625), yet higher levels in non-obese men and women with binge eating (n = 1,381, n = 2,674), and highest levels in obese men and women with binge eating (Group 4, n = 2,739, n = 4,176). Health initiatives for obese employees should include screening and interventions for employees with binge eating.
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The International journal of eating disorders, 2012
Prevalence of binge eating has been shown to be as common in men as in women, yet few studies hav... more Prevalence of binge eating has been shown to be as common in men as in women, yet few studies have included men. Men are especially underrepresented in treatment studies, raising the question of whether men who binge eat experience less distress or impairment than women. This study compared demographic and clinical correlates of binge eating in a large employee sample of men and women. Cross-sectional data from 21,743 men and 24,608 women who participated in a health risk self assessment screening were used. Group differences in obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, Type 2 diabetes, depression, stress, sleep, sick days, work impairment, and nonwork activity impairment were tested using chi-square tests (categorical variables) and independent sample t-tests (continuous variables). Effect size estimates indicate that men (n = 1,630) and women (n = 2,754) who binge eat experience comparable levels of clinical impairment. They also report substantially greater impairment when compared wi...
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The International journal of eating disorders, 2011
While digital coaching self-help interventions to facilitate behavioral change are offered increa... more While digital coaching self-help interventions to facilitate behavioral change are offered increasingly on the Internet, few studies have examined who uses them. This study examined demographic and clinical characteristics of adults who accessed a self-help program for binge eaters made available to them via their employers or health plans. Cross-sectional data from 4,051 men and women who registered for the online program during a 13-month period were used. Gender differences and differences across three diagnostic groupings based on self-reported symptoms were tested using t-tests and ANOVAs (dimensional variables) or Chi-Square analyses (categorical variables). More women (3,053) than men (998) accessed the program. A majority of participants reported binge eating below frequency levels required for a clinical diagnosis, yet reported high levels of motivation to overcome their eating binges. Few had received prior treatment for an eating disorder. Although women reported greater ...
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Psychotherapy Process, 1980
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Stress and Health, 2011
... The invitation contained instructions on how to access the digital coaching programmes and pr... more ... The invitation contained instructions on how to access the digital coaching programmes and provided ... stressors: daily work or activity, financial situation, home and family life, personal and social ... Self-efficacy to manage stress was assessed by using two constructs: motivation to ...
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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2012
This study examined the association between binge eating and productivity impairment. Using data ... more This study examined the association between binge eating and productivity impairment. Using data drawn from individuals completing a health risk appraisal and the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire, analyses examined associations between binge eating and obesity, health risks, and productivity impairment. Regression analysis tested associations between binge eating and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment scores, adjusting for demographics, obesity, and health risks. Unstandardized regression coefficients estimated annual productivity loss due to binge eating using a hypothetical employer. Significant associations were found between binge eating and impairment. Adjusting for demographics, obesity, and other risks, binge eating remained a significant correlate of productivity impairment. Estimated annual productivity loss due to binge eating in a company of 1000 employees was $107,965. Efforts to reduce productivity impairment need to target binge eating as a modifiable risk behavior.
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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2011
To assess changes in employee productivity impairment observed after the implementation of severa... more To assess changes in employee productivity impairment observed after the implementation of several Web-based health promotion programs. Health risk assessments and self-report measures of productivity impairment were administered on-line to more than 43,000 participants of Web-based health promotion programs. Reductions in productivity impairment were observed after 1 month of program utilization. Productivity impairment at 90- and 180-day follow-ups also decreased relative to baseline. Improvements in employee health were associated with reductions in employee productivity impairment. The use of Web-based health promotion programs was associated with reductions in productivity impairment and improvements in employee health. After the implementation of Web-based health promotion programs, reductions in productivity impairment may be observed before reductions in direct health care costs.
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Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
The conclusion reached by R. E. Steele that his samples of Black and White suicide attempters wer... more The conclusion reached by R. E. Steele that his samples of Black and White suicide attempters were clinically similar is questioned, as is his inference that his results require a reexamination of the supposed need for separate Black and White psychologies. Specific criticisms are raised regarding some of the variables chosen by Steele for his comparisons, and the manner in
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Family Process, 1977
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Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1977
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Archives of General Psychiatry, 1985
Thirty-three outpatients with primary nonbipolar depression received individual treatment with ei... more Thirty-three outpatients with primary nonbipolar depression received individual treatment with either cognitive therapy alone (n = 18) or cognitive therapy plus amitriptyline hydrochloride pharmacotherapy (n = 15). All patients were treated according to a protocol specifying a maximum of 20 sessions during a 12-week period. Both groups showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful decreases in depressive symptoms. No differences emerged between the two groups in terms of the magnitude of the decrease in depressive symptoms. The addition of tricyclic antidepressant medication did not improve the response obtained by cognitive therapy alone, during the short-term treatment phase. Although there was a nonsignificant trend suggesting greater stability of gains for the combined treatment at a one-year follow-up, the patients had more therapy during the follow-up period. There was no evidence of any negative interaction between cognitive therapy and pharmacotherapy, although evidence for any positive additive or interactive effect was meager.
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