Scholars@Duke
Katherine Lynn Applegate

Katherine Lynn Applegate

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology
4309 Medical Park Dr., Medical Psychology/Biofeedback, Durham, NC 27704
4309 Medical Park Dr., Medical Psychology/Biofeedback, Durham, NC 27704

Selected Publications

Bariatric surgery in patients with bipolar spectrum disorders: Selection factors, postoperative visit attendance, and weight outcomes.

Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · April 2017 BACKGROUND: As many as 3% of bariatric surgery candidates are diagnosed with a bipolar spectrum disorder. OBJECTIVES: 1) To describe differences between patients with bipolar spectrum disorders who are approved and not approved for surgery by the mental he ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient predictors of follow-up care attendance in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients.

Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · 2013 BACKGROUND: Multidisciplinary care after bariatric surgery is important for long-term safety and optimal weight loss, yet many patients do not attend follow-up appointments. We sought to identify demographic, psychosocial, and weight-related variables that ... Full text Link to item Cite

A comparative analysis of Type 2 diabetes and binge eating disorder in a bariatric sample.

Journal Article Eat Behav · August 2011 Featured Publication An emerging literature has illuminated an important link between Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and binge eating disorder (BED) within obese cohorts. However, prior work has not examined this relationship specifically in a weight loss surgery (WLS) sample o ... Full text Link to item Cite

The utility of the Beck Depression Inventory in a bariatric surgery population.

Journal Article Obes Surg · April 2010 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is commonly used in bariatric surgery psychological assessments. However, several items may be measuring physical consequences of obesity (e.g., sleep disturbance, chronic pain, or sexual dysfunction) rather ... Full text Link to item Cite

Recent experiences of weight-based stigmatization in a weight loss surgery population: psychological and behavioral correlates.

Journal Article Obesity (Silver Spring) · November 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the association between experiences of weight-based stigmatization (e.g., job discrimination, inappropriate comments from physicians) within the past month, psychological functioning, and binge eating among a sample of indiv ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of weight loss surgery on romantic relationships

Journal Article Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care · June 1, 2008 Weight loss surgery (WLS) patients can encounter diverse relationship issues as they consider, undergo, and live with bariatric surgery. This article explores ways in which WLS affects romantic relationships before and after surgery, as well as provides su ... Full text Cite

Changes in depressive symptoms and glycemic control in diabetes mellitus.

Journal Article Psychosom Med · April 2007 OBJECTIVE: To investigate if changes in depressive symptoms would be associated with changes in glycemic control over a 12-month period in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Ninety (Type 1 diabetes, n = 28; Type 2 diabetes, n = 62) patients ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychological correlates of obese patients seeking surgical or residential behavioral weight loss treatment.

Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · 2007 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the psychological factors related to obese individuals self-selecting for either a residential cognitive-behavioral-based program or surgical treatment program for weight loss. MET ... Full text Link to item Cite

Who is adherent with preoperative psychological treatment recommendations among weight loss surgery candidates?

Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · 2007 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Adherence to treatment regimens is critical for success with weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery patients commonly undergo a psychological evaluation before surgery. When indicated, patients are provided with preoperative behavioral recomm ... Full text Link to item Cite

What is "Mindful Eating" and how can it help postoperative weight loss surgery patients?

Journal Article BARIATRIC NURSING AND SURGICAL PATIENT CARE · June 1, 2006 Link to item Cite

What psychosocial issues can delay or preclude a patient from having weight loss surgery?

Journal Article BARIATRIC NURSING AND SURGICAL PATIENT CARE · March 1, 2006 Link to item Cite

Moderate chronic pain, weight and dietary intake in African-American adult patients with sickle cell disease.

Journal Article J Natl Med Assoc · December 2005 In this exploratory study, we evaluated weight status and dietary intake patterns during painful episodes in adult patients with SCD. Specifically, we explored the relation between pain severity and body mass index (BMI), and we tested the hypothesis that ... Link to item Cite

Does personality at college entry predict number of reported pain conditions at mid-life? A longitudinal study.

Journal Article J Pain · February 2005 UNLABELLED: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether personality traits, as assessed by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), at time of college entry can predict the number of reported pain conditions at an approximate 30-year f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of race on psychosocial characteristics of female bariatric surgery applicants

Journal Article INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS · May 1, 2004 Link to item Cite

Hostility, race, and glucose metabolism in nondiabetic individuals.

Journal Article Diabetes Care · May 2002 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to determine whether hostility is differentially related to measures of glucose metabolism in African-Americans and Caucasians. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The relationship of hostility, as measured by a subset of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback in the comprehensive treatment of central pain and ataxic tremor following thalamic stroke.

Journal Article Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback · December 2000 Peripheral pain and ataxic tremor can appear suddenly following thalamic stroke and can significantly alter a patient's psychological, social, and physical functioning. The present paper reports the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian female who sustained an a ... Full text Link to item Cite