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Direct linkEpstein, Leonard H.; Leddy, John J.; Temple, Jennifer L.; Faith, Myles S. – Psychological Bulletin, 2007
Eating represents a choice among many alternative behaviors. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of how food reinforcement and behavioral choice theory are related to eating and to show how this theoretical approach may help organize research on eating from molecular genetics through treatment and prevention of obesity. Special…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Obesity, Genetics, Psychotherapy
Shapira, Nathan A.; Lessig, Mary C.; Lewis, Mark H.; Goodman, Wayne K.; Driscoll, Daniel J. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
Prader-Willi syndrome is a multisystem neurogenetic obesity disorder with behavioral manifestations, including hyperphagia, compulsive behavior, self-injury, and mild to moderate mental retardation. In an 8-week open-label study, we evaluated adjunctive therapy with the anticonvulsant topiramate in 8 adults with Prader-Willi syndrome. Appetite was…
Descriptors: Obesity, Moderate Mental Retardation, Adults, Eating Disorders
