Under Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, USA
   
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PUBLICATIONS

Lowe, M. R., Berner, L. A., Swanson, S. A., Clark, V. L., Eddy, K. T., Franko, D. L., Shaw, J. A., Ross, S.,
& Herzog, D. B. (in press). Weight suppression predicts time to remission in bulimia nervosa. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Bocarsly, M. E , Berner, L. A., Hoebel, B.G., & Avena, N.M. (in press). Rats that binge eat fat-rich food
do not show somatic signs or anxiety associated with opiate-like withdrawal: implications for nutrient-
specific food addiction behaviors
. Physiology and Behavior.

Thomas, J.G., Doshi, S., Crosby, R., &Lowe, M.R. (in press). Ecological momentary assessment
ofobesogenic eating behavior: Combining person-specific and environmental predictors. Obesity.

Mitchell, K.S., Neale, M.C., Bulik, C.M., Lowe, M., Maes, H.H., Kendler, K.S., & Mazzeo, S.M. (in press). An investigation of weight suppression in a population-based sample of female twins. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Juarascio, A., Forman,E., Herbert, J., Timko, A., Butryn, M., & Lowe,M. (2011). Implicit internalization of the thin ideal as a predictor of increases in weight, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating. Eating Behaviors, 12, 207-13.

Berner, L. A., Bocarsly, M.E., Hoebel, B. G., & Avena, N. M. (2011). Pharmacological interventions
for binge eating: lessons from animal models, current treatments, and future directions
. Current
Pharmaceutical Design, 17(12), 1180-1187.

Broft, A. I., Berner, L. A., Martinez, D., & Walsh, B. T. (2011). Bulimia nervosa and evidence for striatal
dopamine dysregulation: a conceptual review
. Physiology and Behavior, 104(1), 122-127

Marsh, R., Horga, G., Wang, Z., Wang, P., Klahr, K. W., Berner, L. A., Walsh, B. T., & Peterson, B. S.
(2011). An fMRI study of self-regulatory control and conflict resolution in adolescents with bulimia
nervosa
. Archives of General Psychiatry.

Lowe, M.R., Bunnell. D.W., Neeren, A.M.,Chernyak, Y., & Greberman, L. (2011). Evaluating the real-world effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy efficacy research on eating disorders:  A case study from a community-based clinical setting. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44:1, 9–18.

Thomas, J.G., Butryn, B.T., Stice, E., & Lowe, M.R. (2011). A prospective test of the relation between weight change and risk for bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorder,44:4, 295–303.

Lowe,  M. R., & Clark, V. L. (2011). Eating disorder research: From soup to nuts. [Review of the book The Oxford Handbook of Eating Disorders, by W. S. Agras (Ed.)] PsycCRITIQUES, 56(10).

Steinglass, J. E., Sysko, R., Mayer, L., Berner, L. A., Schebendach, J., Wang, Y., Chen, H., Albano,
A. M., Simpson, H. B., & Walsh, B. T. (2010). Pre-meal anxiety and food intake in anorexia nervosa.
Appetite, 55(2), 214-218.

Butryn, M.L., Juarascio, A., & Lowe, M.R. (2010). The relation of weight suppression and BMI to bulimic symptoms. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Herzog, D.B., Thomas, J.G., Kass, A.E., Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., &Lowe, M.R. (2010). Weight suppression predicts weight change over 5 years in bulimia nervosa. Psychiatry Research, 177, 330–334.

Chernyak, Y., & Lowe, M.R.  (2010).  Motivations for dieting:  Drive for thinness is different from drive for objective thinness. Journal of Abnormal Psychology,  119,276–281.

Lowe, M.R., Tappe, K.A., Butryn, M.L., Annunziato, R.A., Coletta, M.C., Ochner, C.N., & Rolls, B.J. (2010). An intervention study targeting nutritional intake in worksite cafeteriasEating Behaviors, 11, 144-151.

Neeren, A.M., Butryn, M.L., Lowe, M.R., O’Planick, A.P., Bunnell, D.W., & Ice, S.M. (2010). Does attrition during follow-up bias outcome data in studies of eating disorders? Eating Behaviors, 11, 40-44.

Cappelleri, J.C., Bushmakin, A.G., Gerber, R.A., Leidy, N.K., Sexton, C.C., Karlsson, J., Lowe, M.R. (2009). Evaluating the Power of Food Scale in obese subjects and a general sample of individuals: development and measurement properties. International Journal of Obesity, 33, 913-22.

Lowe, M.R., Butryn, M.L., Didie, E.R., Anninziato, R.A., Thomas, J.G., Crerand, C.E., Ochner, C.N., Coletta, M.C., Bellace, D., Wallaert, M., Halford, J. (2009). The Power of Food Scale:  A new measure of the psychological influence of the food environment. Appetite, 53, 114-118.

Annunziato, R.A., Timko, C.A., Crerand, C.E., Didie, E.R., Bellace, D.L., Phelan., S., Kerzhnerman, I., & Lowe, M.R. (2009). An examination of differential meal replacement adherence in a weight loss maintenance program. Eating Behaviors. 10, 176-183.

Markowitz, J.T., Lowe, M.R., Volkening, L.K., & Laffel, L.M.B. (2009). Self-reported history of overweight and its relation to disordered eating in adolescent girls with Type I Diabetes (T1D). Diabetic Medicine, 26, 1165–1171.

Phelan, S., Liu, T., Gorin, A., Lowe, M., Hogan, J., Fava J., & Wing, R.R. (2009). What distinguishes weight-loss maintainers from the treatment-seeking obese? Analysis of environmental, behavioral, andpsychosocial variables in diverse populations. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Cappelleri J.C., Bushmakin A.G., Gerber R.A., Leidy N.K., Sexton C.C., Lowe M.R., & Karlsson J. (2009).  Psychometric analysis of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R21: Results from a large diverse sample of obese and non-obese participants. International Journal of Obesity, 33, 611-620.

Lowe, M.R., & Thomas, J.G. (2009). Measures of restrained eating:  Conceptual evolution and psychometric update.  In Allison, D. & Baskin, M.L. (eds.),  Handbook of assessmentmethods for obesity and eating behaviors (pp. 137-185).  New York:  Sage. 

Coletta, M., Platek, S., Mohamed, F., van Steenburgh, J., Green, D., and Lowe, M.R. (2009). Brain Activation in Restrained and Unrestrained Eaters: An fMRI Study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 598-609.

Cappelleri,J.C., Bushmakin,A.G., Gerber,R.A., Leidy,N.K., Sexton,C.C., Karlsson,J., & Lowe,M.R. (2009). Evaluating the Power of Food Scale in obese subjects and a general sample of individuals: development and measurement properties. International Journal of Obesity, 33, 913-922.

Ochner, C., Green, D., van Steenburgh, J., Kounios, J., and Lowe, M.R. (2009). Asymmetric prefrontal cortex activation in relation to markers of overeating in obese humans. Appetite, 53, 44-49.

Lowe,M.R. (2009). Commentary on: "Neurobehavioral inhibition of reward-driven feeding: implications for dieting and obesity. Obesity, 17, 622-624.

Lowe,M.R., van Steenburgh,J., Ochner,C., & Coletta,M. (2009). Neural correlates of individual differences related to appetite. Physiology & Behavior, 97, 561-571.

Butryn,M.L., Thomas,G.T., & Lowe, M.R. (2009). Reductions in internal disinhibition during weight loss predict better weight loss maintenance. Obesity, 17, 1101-1103.

Berner, L. A., Bocarsly, M. E., Hoebel, B. G., Avena, N. M. (2009). Baclofen suppresses binge eating of
pure fat but not a sugar-rich or sweet-fat diet
. Behavioural Pharmacology, 20(7), 631-634.

Broft, A. I., Berner, L. A., & Walsh, B. T. (2009). Psychopharmacology of bulimia nervosa. In: Treatment
of Eating Disorders: A Clinical Handbook. Grilo, C.M. & Mitchell, J.E. (Eds.). New York: Guildford Press.

Berner, L. A., Avena, N. M., & Hoebel, B. G. (2008). Bingeing, self-restriction, and increased body weight
in rats with limited access to a sweet-fat diet
. Obesity, 16(9): 1998-2002.

Lowe,M.R., Kral,T.V.E., & Miller-Kovach,K. (2008). Weight-loss maintenance 1, 2 and 5 years after successful completion of a weight-loss programme. British Journal of Nutrition, 99, 925-930.

Markowitz, J., Butryn, M.L., & Lowe, M.R. (2008). Perceived deprivation, restrained eating and susceptibility to weight gain. Appetite, 51, 720-722.

Lowe, M.R., Tappe, K.A., Annunziato, R.A., Riddell, L.J., Coletta, M.C., Crerand, C.E., Didie, E.R., Ochner, C.N., & McKinney, S. (2008). The effect of training in reduced energy density eating and food self-monitoring accuracy on weight loss maintenance. Obesity, 16, 2016-2023.

Butryn, M.L., & Lowe, M.R. (in press). Dieting: Good or bad? In K. Keller & J.G. Golson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Obesity.

Lowe, M.R., Kral, T.V.E., & Miller-Kovach, K. (2008). Weight loss maintenance 1, 2, and 5 years after successful completion of a weight loss program. British Journal of Nutrition, 99, 925-930.

Lowe, M.R., Bocarsly, M., & Del Parigi, A. (2008). Human eating motivation in times of plenty: Biological, environmental and psychosocial influences (pp. 95-122). In: Harris, R.B.S., & Mattes, R.D. (Eds.) Appetite and food intake: Behavioral and physiological considerations, London: Taylor & Frances.

Lowe, M.R., Thomas, J.G., Safer, D.L., & Butryn, M.L. (2007). The relationship of weight suppression and dietary restraint to binge eating in bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders 44, 640-644.

Stice, E., Cooper, J.A., Schoeller, D.A., Tappe, K., & Lowe, M.R. (2007). Are dietary restraint scales valid measures of moderate- to long-term dietary restriction? Objective biological and behavioral data suggest not. Psychological Assessment, 19, 449-458.

Ochner C.N., Lowe M R. (2007). Self-reported changes in dietary calcium and energy intake predict weight regain following and weight loss diet in obese women. Journal of Nutrition, 137, 2324-28.

Forman, E.M, Hoffman, K.L, McGrath, K.B., Herbert, J.D., Brandsma, L.L. & Lowe, M.R. (2007). A comparison of acceptance- and control-based strategies for coping with food cravings: An analog Study. Behavior Research and Therapy, 45, 2372–2386.

Lowe, M.R., & Butryn, M.L. (2007). Hedonic hunger: A new dimension of appetite? Physiology and Behavior, 91, 432-439.

Timko, C. A., Oelrich, C., & Lowe, M.R. (2007). Rigid and flexible control over eating: Prospective relationship to weight loss and maintenance. Verhaltenstherapie, 17, 84-89.

Annunziato, R.A., Lee, J.N., & Lowe, M.R. (2007). A comparison of weight control behaviors in African American and Caucasian women. Ethnicity & Disease, 17, 262-267.

Stice, E., Burton, E., Lowe M., & Butryn, M. (2007). Relation of dieting to eating pathology. In T. Jaffa & B. McDermott (Eds.). Eating disorders in children and adolescents (pp. 45-56). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Annunziato, R.A., & Lowe, M.R. (2007). Taking action to lose weight: Toward an understanding of individual differences. Eating Behaviors, 8(2), 185-94.

Lowe, M.R., Annunziato, R.A., Markowitz, J., Didie, E., Bellace, D.L., Riddell, R., Maille, C., McKinney, S., & Stice, E. (2006) Multiple types of dieting prospectively predict weight gain during the freshman year of college. Appetite, 47, 83-90.

Lowe, M.R., Davis, W., Lucks, D., Annunziato, R., & Butryn, M. (2006). Weight suppression predicts weight gain during inpatient treatment of bulimia nervosa. Physiology and Behavior, 87, 487-492.

Butryn, M.L., Lowe, M.R., Safer, D.L., & Agras, W.S. (2006). Weight suppression is a robust predictor of outcome in the cognitive-behavioral treatment of bulimia nervosa. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 115, 62-67.

Lowe, M. R., & Kral, T.V.E. (2006). Stress-induced eating in restrained eaters may not be caused by stress or restraint. Appetite, 46, 16-21.

Stice, E., Presnell, K., Lowe, M.R., & Burton, E. (2006). The validity of dietary restraint scales: A response to van Strien, Engels, Staveren, and Herman (2005). Psychological Assessment, 18(1), 95-99.

Lowe, M.R., & Levine, A.S. (2005). Eating motives and the controversy over dieting: Eating less than needed versus less than wanted. Obesity Research, 13, 797-805.

Lowe, M.R., & Timko, C.A. (2004). Dieting: Really harmful, merely ineffective, or actually helpful? British Journal of Nutrition, 92(suppl 1), S19-S22.

Safer, D.L., Agras, W.S., Lowe, M.R., & Bryson, S. (2004). Comparing two measures of eating restraint in bulimic women treated with cognitive behavioral therapy. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 36, 83-88.

Lowe, M.R. & Timko, C.A. (2004). What a difference a diet makes: Toward an understanding of differences between restrained dieters and restrained nondieters. Eating Behaviors, 5, 199-208.

Stice, E., Fisher, M., & Lowe, M.R. (2004). Are dietary restraint scales valid measures of dietary restriction? Unobtrusive observational data suggest not. Psychological Assessment, 16(1), 51-59.

Lowe, M.R. (2003). Dieting: False hope or falsely accused? American Psychologist, 58, 819-820.

Lowe, M. R. (2003). Self-regulation of energy intake in the prevention and treatment of obesity: Is it feasible? Obesity Research, 11(Suppl 1), 44S-59S.

Lowe, M.R., Davis, W.N., Annunziato, R.A., & Lucks, D.L. (2003). Inpatient treatment for eating disorders: Outcome at discharge and three-month follow-up. Eating Behaviors, 4, 385-397.

Kerzhnerman, I., & Lowe, M.R. (2002). Correlates of subjective and objective binge eating in binge-purge syndromes. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 31, 220-228.

Lowe, M.R., Miller-Kovach, K., & Phelan, S. (2001). Weight-loss maintenance one to five years following successful completion of a commercial weight loss program. International Journal of Obesity, 25, 325-331.

Lowe, M.R., Foster, G.D., Kerzhnerman, I., Swain, R.M., & Wadden, T.A. (2001). Restrictive dieting versus “undieting”: Effects on eating regulation in obese clinic attenders. Addictive Behaviors, 26, 253-266.

Lowe, M.R., Friedman, M.I., Mattes, R., Kopyt, D., & Gayda, C. (2000). Comparison of verbal and pictorial measures of hunger during fasting in normal weight and obese humans. Obesity Research, 8, 566-574.

Gleaves, D. H., Lowe, M. R., Snow, A. C., Green, B. A., & Murphy-Eberenz, K. P.
(2000). The continuity and discontinuity models of bulimia nervosa: A taxometric investigation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109, 56-68.

Gleaves, D.H., Lowe, M.R., Green, B.A., Cororve, M.B., & Williams, T.L. (2000). Do anorexia and bulimia nervosa occur on a continuum? A taxometric analysis. Behavior Therapy, 31, 195-220.

Gleaves, D.H., Lowe, M.R., Snow, A.C., Green, B.A., & Murphy-Eberenz, K.P.   (2000). The continuity and discontinuity models of bulimia nervosa: A taxometric investigation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109, 56-68. 

Lowe, M.R., Gleaves, D.H., & Murphy-Eberenz, K.P. (1998). On the relation of dieting and bingeing in bulimia nervosa. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 107, 263-271. 

Lowe, M.R., Gleaves, D.H., DiSimone-Weiss, R.T., Feurgueson, C., Gayda, C.A.,  Kolsky, P.A., Neal-Walden, T., Nelsen, L.A., & McKinney, S. (1996). Restraint, dieting and the continuum model of bulimia nervosa. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105, 508-517. 

Lowe, M.R. (1993). The effects of dieting on eating behavior: A three-factor model. Psychological Bulletin, 114, 100-122. 

 

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