Therapeutic factors affecting the cognitive behavioral treatment of bulimia nervosa via telemedicine versus face-to-face delivery.

Objective: Recently, Mitchell et al. (Behav Res Ther, 46, 581-592, 2008) conducted a randomized controlled trial of an empirically supported treatment for bulimia nervosa (BN) delivered face-to-face (FTF-CBT) or via telemedicine (TV-CBT). Results suggested that the TV-CBT and FTF-CBT were generally equivalent in effectiveness.

The emergence of eating pathology after bariatric surgery: a rare outcome with important clinical implications.

Objective: The present review examines the extant literature regarding the post-operative development of eating disorders (e.g., EDNOS) in bariatric surgery patients.

Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on verbal memory in young men as a function of time of day.

This experiment examined whether the time of day of alcohol administration influences alcohol metabolism and the impact of alcohol on verbal memory. It was hypothesized that circadian fluctuations in endogenous levels of testosterone in young men would differentially affect blood alcohol levels, which would consequently impair their memory performance to a different degree. Participants were administered alcohol or placebo drinks either at 8am or 6pm and recall of 4 prose passages was examined.

Caffeine, artificial sweetener, and fluid intake in anorexia nervosa.

Objective: This article provides an analysis of the use of artificial sweeteners, caffeine, and excess fluids in patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN).

Method: Seventy participants with AN were recruited to participate in an ecologic momentary assessment study which included nutritional analysis using the Nutrition Data Systems for Research, a computer based dietary recall system.

Results: When subtypes were compared, participants with AN-restricting subtype (AN-R) and participants with AN-Binge-Purge (AN-B/P) did not differ in quantity of aspartame, caffeine, or water consumed.

The desire for body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery.

Background: Obesity has become far more prevalent over the last few decades. In parallel, bariatric surgery has been increasingly utilized as a method of treatment. This appears to be having an impact on the rate of body contouring surgery for hanging redundant skin after the massive weight loss that usually results from bariatric surgery.

Alcohol abuse and dependence before and after bariatric surgery: a review of the literature and report of a new data set.

Background: To review the published data on alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence after bariatric surgery and to assess the prevalence of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in a sample of bariatric surgery patients, both before and after surgery. All participant data were collected from patients who had undergone gastric bypass at a Midwestern hospital.

Methods: The participants were contacted by mail 6-10 years after surgery and asked to complete the Post-Bariatric Surgery Appearance Questionnaire.