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Overview

Anja Hilbert is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology, public health, and mental health.

The scientist's research primarily addresses eating disorders and related behaviors, obesity, and nutrition issues. Their main topics of work include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

Hilbert has published numerous articles, among which the more recent notable papers are:

  • "Meta-analysis on the long-term effectiveness of psychological and medical treatments for binge-eating disorder", 2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "Mental health in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity", 2023, BMC Public Health

Other influential papers related to their research interests include:

  • "Treatment of eating disorders: A systematic meta-review of meta-analyses and network meta-analyses", 2022, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Prevalence and psychopathology of vegetarians and vegans - Results from a representative survey in Germany", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines update 2023 on the pharmacological treatment of eating disorders", 2023, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Ricarda Schmidt, U Boston, U York, U Stanford, and U Diego, with collaboration counts reaching up to 42 manuscripts for some coauthors.

Hilbert's work is published predominantly in several journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Adipositas - Ursachen Folgeerkrankungen Therapie
  • Nutrients
  • Obesity Facts
  • Brain Sciences

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has authored a book titled Ratgeber Binge-Eating-Störung, published by Hogrefe Verlag in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire

    Anja Hilbert;Brunna Tuschen-Caffier;Andreas Karwautz;Helmut Niederhofer

  • Psychometric evaluation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener GAD-7, based on a large German general population sample.

    Andreas Hinz;Annette M. Klein;Elmar Brähler;Heide Glaesmer

  • Abortion Stigma: A Systematic Review.

    Franz Hanschmidt;Katja Linde;Anja Hilbert;Steffi G Riedel-Heller

  • Evidence-based clinical guidelines for eating disorders: international comparison

    Anja Hilbert;Hans W. Hoek;Ricarda Schmidt

  • Comprehensive interview assessment of eating behavior 18–35 months after gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity

    Martina de Zwaan;Anja Hilbert;Lorraine Swan-Kremeier;Heather Simonich

  • Risk factors across the eating disorders

    Anja Hilbert;Kathleen M. Pike;Andrea B. Goldschmidt;Denise E. Wilfley

  • How Frequent Are Eating Disturbances in the Population? Norms of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire

    Anja Hilbert;Martina de Zwaan;Elmar Braehler

  • Treatment of eating disorders: A systematic meta-review of meta-analyses and network meta-analyses

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  • Maintenance of binge eating through negative mood: A naturalistic comparison of binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa

    Anja Hilbert;Brunna Tuschen-Caffier

  • The estimated prevalence and correlates of adult ADHD in a German community sample.

    Martina de Zwaan;Barbara Gruß;Astrid Müller;Holmer Graap

  • Meta-analysis of the efficacy of psychological and medical treatments for binge-eating disorder.

    Anja Hilbert;David Petroff;Stephan Herpertz;Reinhard Pietrowsky

  • Early-onset restrictive eating disturbances in primary school boys and girls

    Susanne Kurz;Susanne Kurz;Zoé van Dyck;Daniela Dremmel;Simone Munsch

  • The LIFE Child study: a population-based perinatal and pediatric cohort in Germany

    Tanja Poulain;Ronny Baber;Mandy Vogel;Diana Pietzner

  • Eating Disorder Examination: Deutschsprachige Version des strukturierten Essstörungsinterviews

    Anja Hilbert;Brunna Tuschen-Caffier;Martina Ohms

  • Weight bias internalization, core self-evaluation, and health in overweight and obese persons.

    Anja Hilbert;Elmar Braehler;Winfried Haeuser;Markus Zenger

  • Toward an understanding of risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a case-control study.

    K. M. Pike;A. Hilbert;D. E. Wilfley;C. G. Fairburn

  • Stigmatizing attitudes toward obesity in a representative population-based sample.

    Anja Hilbert;Winfried Rief;Elmar Braehler

  • Emotion regulation and binge eating in children.

    Julia Czaja;Winfried Rief;Anja Hilbert

  • Long-term efficacy of psychological treatments for binge eating disorder

    Anja Hilbert;Monica E. Bishop;Richard I. Stein;Marian Tanofsky-Kraff

  • Optimism and pessimism in the general population: Psychometric properties of the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R).

    Andreas Hinz;Christian Sander;Heide Glaesmer;Elmar Brähler;Elmar Brähler

  • Weight Bias Internalization Scale: Psychometric Properties and Population Norms

    Anja Hilbert;Sabrina Baldofski;Markus Zenger;Bernd Löwe

  • Effects of prolonged and repeated body image exposure in binge-eating disorder.

    Anja Hilbert;Brunna Tuschen-Caffier;Claus Vögele

  • Antecedent life events of binge-eating disorder

    Kathleen M. Pike;Denise Wilfley;Anja Hilbert;Christopher G. Fairburn

Frequent Co-Authors

Elmar Brähler
Elmar Brähler Leipzig University
Martina de Zwaan
Martina de Zwaan Hannover Medical School
Winfried Rief
Winfried Rief Philipp University of Marburg
Brunna Tuschen-Caffier
Brunna Tuschen-Caffier University of Freiburg
Denise E. Wilfley
Denise E. Wilfley Washington University in St. Louis
Stephan Herpertz
Stephan Herpertz Ruhr University Bochum
Hans-Christoph Friederich
Hans-Christoph Friederich University Hospital Heidelberg
Christopher G. Fairburn
Christopher G. Fairburn University of Oxford
Stephan Zipfel
Stephan Zipfel University of Tübingen
Ruth H. Striegel-Moore
Ruth H. Striegel-Moore Wesleyan University

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