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What constitutes clinically significant binge eating? Association between binge features and clinical validators in college-age women†

  1. Anna Vannucci MS1,
  2. Kelly R. Theim PhD1,2,
  3. Andrea E. Kass MA2,
  4. Mickey Trockel PhD3,
  5. Brooke Genkin BA4,
  6. Marianne Rizk BA4,
  7. Hannah Weisman BA3,
  8. Jakki O. Bailey MA3,
  9. Meghan M. Sinton PhD5,
  10. Vandana Aspen PhD3,
  11. Denise E. Wilfley PhD2,4,*,
  12. C. Barr Taylor MD3

Article first published online: 6 FEB 2013

DOI: 10.1002/eat.22115

Issue

International Journal of Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volume 46, Issue 3, pages 226–232, April 2013

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Vannucci, A., Theim, K. R., Kass, A. E., Trockel, M., Genkin, B., Rizk, M., Weisman, H., Bailey, J. O., Sinton, M. M., Aspen, V., Wilfley, D. E. and Taylor, C. B. (2013), What constitutes clinically significant binge eating? Association between binge features and clinical validators in college-age women. Int. J. Eat. Disord., 46: 226–232. doi: 10.1002/eat.22115

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  1. 1

    Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

  2. 2

    Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

  3. 3

    Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California

  4. 4

    Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

  5. 5

    Department of Psychology, The College of the William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

*Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychology, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 660 South Euclid, Box 8134, St. Louis, MO 63110

  1. †

    Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Wilfley has received research support from Shire Development and consulting fees from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare; Minnesota Obesity Center; United Health Group, Childhood Obesity Initiative; and Wellspring Healthy Living Academy. There were no conflicts of interest reported by any other co-authors.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 MAR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 6 FEB 2013
  3. Manuscript Revised: 20 DEC 2012

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  • R01 MH081125. Grant Number: K24 070446

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