Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Duke University 2002
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, General Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2012 - 2017
  • Consulting Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2010 - 2012
  • Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2006 - 2010
  • Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2004 - 2006
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2004
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Conference Papers

    • Costanzo, PR, Reichmann, SK, Friedman, KE, and Musante, GJ. "Attachment style and its correlates in the treatment-seeking obese." September 2001.  Link to Item
    • Friedman, KE, Reichmann, SK, Costanzo, PR, and Musante, GJ. "Obesity stigmatization and its relationship to psychological adjustment." September 2001.  Link to Item
    • Costanzo, PR, Reichmann, SK, Friedman, KE, and Musante, GJ. "The mediating effect of eating self-efficacy on the relationship between emotional arousal and overeating in the diet-seeking obese." October 2000.  Link to Item
    • Friedman, KE, Reichmann, SK, Castelli, A, Costanzo, PR, and Musante, GJ. "Psychological distress as a function of age in obese, residential treatment-seeking men and women." October 2000.  Link to Item
    • Reichmann, SK, Friedman, KE, Musante, GJ, and Costanzo, PR. "Treatment specific weight loss expectations of obese, residential treatment-seeking men and women." October 2000.  Link to Item

  • Journal Articles

    • Brill, JV, Ashmore, JA, Brengman, ML, Buffington, DE, Feldshon, SD, Friedman, KE, Margolis, PS, Markus, D, Narramore, L, Rastogi, A, Starpoli, AA, Strople, K, White, JV, and Streett, SE. "White Paper AGA: An Episode-of-Care Framework for the Management of Obesity-Moving Toward High Value, High Quality Care: A Report From the American Gastroenterological Association Institute Obesity Episode of Care and Bundle Initiative Work Group." Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 15, no. 5 (May 2017): 650-664.e2. (Review)  Full Text
    • Friedman, KE, Applegate, K, Portenier, D, and McVay, MA. "Bariatric surgery in patients with bipolar spectrum disorders: Selection factors, postoperative visit attendance, and weight outcomes." Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 13, no. 4 (April 2017): 643-651.  Full Text
    • Sogg, S, and Friedman, KE. "Getting Off on the Right Foot: The Many Roles of the Psychosocial Evaluation in the Bariatric Surgery Practice." European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association 23, no. 6 (November 2015): 451-456. (Review)  Full Text
    • Ratcliffe, D, Sogg, S, and Friedman, KE. "Letter to the Editor: a Comparative Study of Three-Year Weight Loss and Outcomes After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Patients with “Yellow Light” Psychological Clearance." Obesity Surgery 25, no. 3 (March 3, 2015): 539-540. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Ratcliffe, D, Sogg, S, and Friedman, KE. "Letter to the editor: A comparative study of three-year weight loss and outcomes after laparoscopic gastric bypass in patients with "yellow light" psychological clearance." Obesity surgery 25, no. 3 (March 2015): 539-540. (Letter)  Full Text
    • McVay, MA, Friedman, KE, Applegate, KL, and Portenier, DD. "Patient predictors of follow-up care attendance in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 9, no. 6 (November 1, 2013): 956-962.  Full Text
    • McVay, MA, Friedman, KE, Applegate, KL, and Portenier, DD. "Patient predictors of follow-up care attendance in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 9, no. 6 (November 2013): 956-962.  Full Text
    • Krukowski, RA, Friedman, KE, and Applegate, KL. "The utility of the Beck Depression Inventory in a bariatric surgery population." Obes Surg 20, no. 4 (April 2010): 426-431.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Blackwood, HS, Walsh, CM, Finley, C, Reddy, S, Friedman, KE, Keenan, E, and Johnson, SE. "Untitled." BARIATRIC NURSING AND SURGICAL PATIENT CARE 4, no. 3 (September 2009): 229-232.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Rickel, K, and Friedman, KE. "Many of my patients need to decrease their portion sizes in preparation for surgery. Likewise, some of my post weight-loss surgery patients struggle with the tendency to gradually increase portion sizes as the time from surgery lengthens. Are there behavioral strategies that I can suggest to patients that will facilitate their choosing and consuming smaller portions?." BARIATRIC NURSING AND SURGICAL PATIENT CARE 4, no. 1 (March 2009): 62-63.  Link to Item
    • Friedman, KE, Ashmore, JA, and Applegate, KL. "Recent experiences of weight-based stigmatization in a weight loss surgery population: psychological and behavioral correlates." Obesity (Silver Spring) 16 Suppl 2 (November 2008): S69-S74.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Applegate, KL, and Friedman, KE. "The Impact of Weight Loss Surgery on Romantic Relationships." Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care 3, no. 2 (June 2008): 135-141.  Full Text
    • Blackwood, HS. "Clinical Q&A." Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care 3, no. 2 (June 2008): 167-170.  Full Text
    • Rickel, K, and Friedman, KE. "A significant percentage of weight loss surgery patients complain that they have difficulty maintaining their motivation to exercise. Are there any techniques that I might use to enhance their motivation?." BARIATRIC NURSING AND SURGICAL PATIENT CARE 3, no. 2 (June 2008): 168-169.  Link to Item
    • Blackwood, HS. "Counseling Is Mandatory for WLS Success." Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care 3, no. 1 (March 2008): 81-83.  Full Text
    • Ashmore, JA, Friedman, KE, Reichmann, SK, and Musante, GJ. "Weight-based stigmatization, psychological distress, & binge eating behavior among obese treatment-seeking adults." Eating Behaviors 9, no. 2 (2008): 203-209.  Full Text
    • Bachman, K, Friedman, KE, Kunz, RL, Latner, J, Rowen, L, Tyler, R, and Ballen, K. "Weight stigmatization and bias." Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care 3, no. 1 (2008): 7-15.  Full Text
    • Rickel, K, and Friedman, KE. "Clinical Q&A." Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care 3, no. 2 (2008): 168-169.  Full Text
    • Friedman, KE, Applegate, KL, and Grant, J. "Who is adherent with preoperative psychological treatment recommendations among weight loss surgery candidates?." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 3, no. 3 (May 2007): 376-382.  Full Text
    • Stout, AL, Applegate, KL, Friedman, KE, Grant, JP, and Musante, GJ. "Psychological correlates of obese patients seeking surgical or residential behavioral weight loss treatment." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 3, no. 3 (May 2007): 369-375.  Full Text
    • Georgiades, A, Zucker, N, Friedman, KE, Mosunic, CJ, Applegate, K, Lane, JD, Feinglos, MN, and Surwit, RS. "Changes in depressive symptoms and glycemic control in diabetes mellitus." Psychosomatic Medicine 69, no. 3 (April 9, 2007): 235-241.  Full Text
    • Friedman, KE, and Krukowski, R. "Does weight loss surgery influence the weight of the patient's spouse/partner?." BARIATRIC NURSING AND SURGICAL PATIENT CARE 2, no. 2 (2007): 153-154.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Friedman, KE, and Krukowski, R. "What body image changes typically occur after weight loss?." BARIATRIC NURSING AND SURGICAL PATIENT CARE 2, no. 2 (2007): 154-155.  Link to Item
    • Blackwood, HS. "Clinical Q & A." Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care 1, no. 4 (December 2006): 293-297.  Full Text
    • Friedman, KE, Reichmann, SK, Costanzo, PR, Zelli, A, Ashmore, JA, and Musante, GJ. "Weight stigmatization and ideological beliefs: relation to psychological functioning in obese adults." Obesity Research 13, no. 5 (May 2005): 907-916.  Full Text
    • Friedman, KE, Reichmann, SK, Costanzo, PR, and Musante, GJ. "Body image partially mediates the relationship between obesity and psychological distress." Obesity Research 10, no. 1 (January 2002): 33-41.  Full Text
    • Kern, LS, Friedman, KE, Reichmann, SK, Costanzo, PR, and Musante, GJ. "Changing eating behavior: a preliminary study to consider broader measures of weight control treatment success." Eat Behav 3, no. 2 (2002): 113-121.  Link to Item
    • Costanzo, PR, Reichmann, SK, Friedman, KE, and Musante, GJ. "The mediating effect of eating self-efficacy on the relationship between emotional arousal and overeating in the treatment-seeking obese." Eat Behav 2, no. 4 (2001): 363-368.  Link to Item
    • Costanzo, PR, Musante, GJ, Friedman, KE, Kern, LS, and Tomlinson, K. "The gender specificity of emotional, situational, and behavioral indicators of binge eating in a diet-seeking obese population." Int J Eat Disord 26, no. 2 (September 1999): 205-210.  Link to Item
    • Musante, GJ, Costanzo, PR, and Friedman, KE. "The comorbidity of depression and eating dysregulation processes in a diet-seeking obese population: a matter of gender specificity." Int J Eat Disord 23, no. 1 (January 1998): 65-75.  Link to Item

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