- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Medicine, History, and Philosophy
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health and Medical Studies
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Body Contouring and Surgery
IFB Adiposity Diseases
2016-2025
Leipzig University
2016-2025
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
2012-2023
University Hospital Leipzig
2011-2023
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2022
University of Fribourg
2010-2019
New York University
2018
Osnabrück University
2018
University of Freiburg
2018
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2018
Zusammenfassung. Der Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire von Fairburn und Beglin (EDE-Q; 1994) ist die Fragebogenversion des strukturierten Essstörungsinterviews Examination (EDE). EDE-Q erfasst spezifische Essstörungspsychopathologie mithilfe vier Subskalen zum gezügelten Essverhalten, zu Sorgen über das Essen, Gewicht Figur. Die in diesem Beitrag vorgestellte deutschsprachige Übersetzung wurde Stichproben mit Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa atypischen Essstörungen, sowie...
Objective The Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) is a self-report instrument assessing the specific psychopathology and key behaviors of eating disorders. This study sought to determine prevalence disturbances, provide psychometric properties norms EDE-Q, in representative German population sample. Methods A total 2520 individuals (1166 men, 1354 women) were assessed with EDE-Q. Results disorder was higher most more prevalent women than men. Psychopathology declined age ≥65...
Abstract Background Overweight and obesity represent huge concerns for children's physical mental well-being. This study examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) health-related quality of life (HRQoL), somatoform complaints, behavioral problems in children adolescents. Additionally, influence sex, age, socioeconomic status (SES) on these associations was considered. Methods In total, we studied 2350 participants ages 4 18 years (1213 4- to 10-years-old (child sample) 1137...
Abstract Objective: To examine negative mood as a proximal antecedent and reinforcing condition of binge eating in disorder (BED) bulimia nervosa (BN). Method: Using an ecological momentary assessment design, 20 women with BED, BN, nonclinical control were recruited from the community, provided portable minicomputer, asked to rate their list thoughts at randomly‐generated beep sounds before, during, after episodes eating. Results: In both groups before was more than regular random...
This study sought to determine the distribution of early-onset restrictive eating disturbances characteristic new DSM-5 diagnosis, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in middle childhood, as well evaluate screening instrument, Eating Disturbances Youth-Questionnaire (EDY-Q). A total 1,444 8- 13-year-old children were screened regular schools (3rd 6th grade) Switzerland using self-report measure EDY-Q, consisting 12 items based on criteria for ARFID. 46 (3.2%) reported features...
Objective Weight bias has strong associations with psychopathology in overweight and obese individuals. However, self‐evaluative processes, as conceptualized the process model of self‐stigma, implications for other health‐related outcomes, remain to be clarified. Design Methods In a representative general population sample N = 1158 individuals, impact core self‐evaluation mediator between weight internalization mental global health outcomes well care utilization, was examined using...
The long-term efficacy of psychological treatments for binge eating disorder remains largely unknown.To examine the out-patient group cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) to analyse predictors non-response.Ninety people with were assessed 4 years after treatment cessation within a randomised trial (trial registration: NCT01208272).Participants showed substantial recovery, partial remission, clinically significant improvement reductions in associated...
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine stigmatizing attitudes toward obesity in the population, and its related psychological sociodemographic determinants. Methods Procedures: In a representative population‐based survey ( N = 1,000), computer‐assisted telephone interviewing used assess obesity, causal attributions labeling as an illness, perceptions about prevalence, severity, chronicity support prevention, characteristics. Results: Of 1,000 participants, 23.5% n 235) had 21.5%...
Background/Objective: The Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) is often used to assess dispositional optimism. aims of this study were test psychometric properties the LOT-R, provide normative scores, and association between optimism several psychological, sociodemographic, behavioral factors. Method: A randomly selected German general population community sample with an age range 18-80 years (N = 9,711) was surveyed. Results: Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) proved two (correlated)...
Objective Internalizing the pervasive weight bias commonly directed towards individuals with overweight and obesity, co-occurs increased psychopathology impaired quality of life. This study sought to establish population norms psychometric properties most widely used self-report questionnaire, Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS), in a representative community sample. Design Methods In survey German population, N = 1158 obesity were assessed WBIS measures for convergent validation....
Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) represents the criterion standard for treatment of binge eating disorder (BED), most individuals do not have access to this specialized treatment.To evaluate efficacy internet-based guided self-help (GSH-I) compared with traditional, individual face-to-face CBT.The Internet and Binge Eating Disorder (INTERBED) study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, noninferiority clinical trial (treatment duration, 4 months; follow-ups, 6 months 1.5...
The familial social background of a child can significantly impact their behavior and health. We investigated associations between socio-economic status (SES) health parameters behaviors in German children adolescents. Data were collected 2011 2018 the framework LIFE Child study. Participants included 2998 aged 3–18 years. SES was represented by an index combining information on parental education, occupation, income. Associations outcomes estimated using linear logistic regression analyses....
Cross-sectional evidence shows that loss of control (LOC) eating is a common and psychopathologically relevant experience in preadolescence. This study sought to investigate the natural course preadolescent LOC relation psychopathology body weight trajectory. A community sample 55 children ages 8-13 years with eating, defined as at least one episode within past 3 months (LOC+), 59 matched without history (LOC-), were assessed Eating Disorder Examination adapted for Children self-report...