A consultation with genetic information about obesity decreases self-blame about eating and leads to realistic weight loss goals in obese individuals

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-295

  Conradt, Matthias ^a   Dierk, Jan Michael ^a   Schlumberger, Pia ^a   Albohn, Christina ^a   Rauh, Elisabeth ^b   Hinney, Anke ^c   Hebebrand, Johannes ^c   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Staffelstein   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coping; Genetic counseling; Genetic susceptibility; Overweight; Shame

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SELF EVALUATION; SHAME; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GERMANY; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 62149129186     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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