Background Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has documented efficacy for the treatment
of binge eating disorder (BED). Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) has been shown to reduce …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Denise E. Wilfley, Department
of Psychology, Yale University, PO Box 11A Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 …

Objective Current controversy exists regarding the status of binge eating disorder (BED) as
a diagnostic entity. A critique of the literature is provided to address the question of whether …

Objective: Information regarding the prevalence, nature, sources, and psychosocial correlates
of teasing was obtained for overweight (OV) children (10 to 14 years of age) vs. non‐…

… for BED was formulated by Wilfley. It was based … Wilfley conducted training in IPT before
the study began. Therapists received weekly supervision at their respective sites by Drs Wilfley …

Objective Whereas gay culture's presumed emphasis on physical appearance may potentiate
body dissatisfaction, lesbian culture's seeming lack of emphasis on appearance may …

Context Eating disorders, an important health problem among college-age women, may be
preventable, given that modifiable risk factors for eating disorders have been identified and …

This study examined eating-disordered pathology in relation to psychopathology and adiposity
in 162 non-treatment-seeking overweight (OW) and normal weight (NW) children, ages 6-…

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Denise E. Wilfley, Department
of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, Campus Box …

Objective: As the epidemic of overweight increases among youth, research needs to examine
factors that may influence children's participation in weight‐related health behaviors. This …