Pediatric overweight and obesity are significant individual and public health issues that
require an innovative approach. While evidence suggests that intensive family-based …

Objective Household chaos, defined as a lack of organization, structure, and predictability,
has been linked to deleterious childhood health outcomes and may hinder attempts to …

The current report presents the case of “Tisha,” an 18-year-old African American young
woman with severe obesity and cardiomyopathy. While the emotional distress associated …

Purpose: This study examines how baseline demographics, psychosocial characteristics,
and intervention delivery predict engagement among adolescents with overweight and …

Objective Black youth with high body weights [BYHW; Body Mass Index (BMI)≥ 95th
percentile] endure unique stressors (eg, exposure to discrimination due to race and size) …

Background: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) has been shown to be safe and effective
for the treatment of adolescent obesity, yet many providers express hesitance to refer …

Background This study evaluates implementation of an orientation session to address a
waitlist of more than 2000 referrals to a pediatric weight management clinic in the Mid-South …

Youth with obesity are more likely than normal-weight peers to experience psychosocial
problems. Empirically-based recommendations for addressing pediatric obesity include …

Although the prevalence of obesity and its related complications are increasing among
pediatric patients, appropriate management can prevent chronic disease. This article will …

Objective: The current study developed and assessed caregiver perspectives of
acceptability and feasibility of a family-based multicultural-orientation Focused Acceptance …