Randomized Controlled Trial of Weight Management Versus Weight Management With Concurrent Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Binge-Eating Disorder in US Veterans With High Weight.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of adding a brief psychological eating-disorder treatment (CBT) to weight management for addressing DSM-5 binge-eating disorder (BED) in US military Veterans with high weight.

Method: One hundred and nine Veterans, with DSM-5 BED, seeking weight management services were randomly assigned to VA's Weight Management Program (MOVE!), or MOVE! plus a brief, clinician-led cognitive-behavioral therapy (MOVE! + CBT). Primary (eating disorder psychopathology and binge eating), secondary (mental health, quality of life, and eating- and appearance-related), and exploratory (weight) outcomes were analyzed with mixed-effects models for four timepoints (baseline, 3-month [post-treatment], and 9- and 15-month follow-ups).

Gender Differences in "Making Weight" Behaviors Among U.S. Iraq and Afghan War Veterans: Implications for Future Health.

Failure to "make weight" carries significant consequences for military personnel including additional training burdens, stigma, possible demotion, or even separation from service. The aim of this study was to examine potential gender differences in, and investigate relationships between, military making weight behavior and obesity, eating pathology, and mental health later in life. Iraq and Afghanistan war era Veterans ( = 1,126, 51.

Distress tolerance mitigates effects of posttraumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and blast exposure on psychiatric and health outcomes.

Background: Exposure to blasts is common among service members and history of these exposures has been associated with chronic psychiatric and health outcomes. Evidence suggests that distress tolerance (DT) may moderate this relationship and be a valuable treatment target in this population. The purpose of this manuscript was to evaluate DT as a modifying factor in the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), blast exposure, and functional indicators.