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Meghan L. Butryn

Meghan L. Butryn

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Psychology

D-Index
53
Citations
13288
World Ranking
4754
National Ranking
2637

Overview

Meghan L. Butryn is affiliated with Drexel University in the United States and has a research focus spanning psychology and medicine, with particular emphasis on clinical psychology and public health. Their scholarly work addresses multiple interconnected areas including eating disorders and behaviors, behavioral health interventions, obesity, physical activity, and mobile health applications. The research also touches on mindfulness and compassion interventions and broader health practices related to obesity.

Their publication record features articles in several recurring academic venues, among which are:

  • Health Psychology
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Obesity Science & Practice
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Frequent collaborators include Evan M. Forman, Charlotte J. Hagerman, Nicole T. Crane, Fengqing Zhang, and Stephanie M. Manasse, reflecting ongoing teamwork within the fields of behavioral health and obesity research.

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Meghan L. Butryn are:

  • Lifestyle modification approaches for the treatment of obesity in adults. (2020) - American Psychologist
  • Refining an algorithm-powered just-in-time adaptive weight control intervention: A randomized controlled trial evaluating model performance and behavioral outcomes. (2020) - Health Informatics Journal
  • Counselor Surveillance of Digital Self-Monitoring Data: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. (2020) - Obesity
  • Promotion of physical activity during weight loss maintenance: A randomized controlled trial. (2021) - Health Psychology
  • Enhancing efficacy of a dissonance-based obesity and eating disorder prevention program: Experimental therapeutics. (2021) - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Their research integrates clinical psychology approaches with applied psychology and public health disciplines, contributing to understanding and developing behavioral interventions targeting obesity and related health conditions. This interdisciplinary focus supports exploration of both physical and psychological aspects of health behavior change.

Meghan L. Butryn's work demonstrates an interest in advancing mobile health technologies and digital self-monitoring tools, alongside traditional clinical methodologies. This combination highlights the evolving nature of their research in response to emerging technologies in health science.

Best Publications

  • Hedonic hunger: a new dimension of appetite?

    Michael R. Lowe;Meghan L. Butryn

  • Efficacy of Lifestyle Modification for Long-Term Weight Control

    Thomas A. Wadden;Meghan L. Butryn;Kirstin J. Byrne

  • The Power of Food Scale. A new measure of the psychological influence of the food environment.

    Michael R. Lowe;Meghan L. Butryn;Elizabeth R. Didie;Rachel A. Annunziato

  • Lifestyle modification approaches for the treatment of obesity in adults.

    Thomas A. Wadden;Jena S. Tronieri;Meghan L. Butryn

  • Behavioral Treatment of Obesity

    Meghan L. Butryn;Victoria Webb;Thomas A. Wadden

  • Consistent Self‐monitoring of Weight: A Key Component of Successful Weight Loss Maintenance

    Meghan L. Butryn;Suzanne Phelan;James O. Hill;Rena R. Wing

  • Lifestyle Modification for the Management of Obesity

    Thomas A. Wadden;Meghan L. Butryn;Christopher Wilson

  • Comparison of psychosocial status in treatment-seeking women with class III vs. class I-II obesity.

    Thomas A. Wadden;Meghan L. Butryn;David B. Sarwer;Anthony N. Fabricatore

  • Evidence for prospective associations among depression and obesity in population‐based studies

    M. S. Faith;M. Butryn;T. A. Wadden;A. Fabricatore

  • An Open Trial of an Acceptance-Based Behavioral Intervention for Weight Loss

    Evan M. Forman;Meghan L. Butryn;Kimberly L. Hoffman;James D. Herbert

  • Behavioral Treatment of Obesity in Patients Encountered in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review

    Thomas A. Wadden;Meghan L. Butryn;Patricia S. Hong;Adam G. Tsai

  • Behavioral Treatment of Obesity

    Thomas A Wadden;Meghan L Butryn

  • A new look at the science of weight control: how acceptance and commitment strategies can address the challenge of self-regulation.

    Evan M. Forman;Meghan L. Butryn

  • A pilot study of acceptance and commitment therapy for promotion of physical activity.

    Meghan L. Butryn;Evan Forman;Kimberly Hoffman;Jena Shaw

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy as a novel treatment for eating disorders: an initial test of efficacy and mediation.

    Adrienne Juarascio;Jena Shaw;Evan Forman;C. Alix Timko

  • The mind your health project: a randomized controlled trial of an innovative behavioral treatment for obesity.

    E.M. Forman;M.L. Butryn;A.S. Juarascio;L.E. Bradley

  • Prevalence and correlates of sexual morbidity in long-term breast cancer survivors.

    Greer A. Raggio;Meghan L. Butryn;Danielle Arigo;Renee Mikorski

  • Predictors of attrition and weight loss success: Results from a randomized controlled trial.

    Anthony N. Fabricatore;Thomas A. Wadden;Reneé H. Moore;Meghan L. Butryn

  • Review of Smartphone Applications for the Treatment of Eating Disorders

    Adrienne S. Juarascio;Stephanie M. Manasse;Stephanie P. Goldstein;Evan M. Forman

  • Acceptance-based versus standard behavioral treatment for obesity: Results from the mind your health randomized controlled trial.

    Evan M. Forman;Meghan L. Butryn;Stephanie M. Manasse;Ross D. Crosby

Frequent Co-Authors

Evan M. Forman
Evan M. Forman Drexel University
Michael R. Lowe
Michael R. Lowe Drexel University
Adrienne S. Juarascio
Adrienne S. Juarascio Drexel University
James D. Herbert
James D. Herbert University of New England
Eric Stice
Eric Stice Stanford University
Paul Rohde
Paul Rohde Oregon Research Institute
C. Alix Timko
C. Alix Timko Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anthony C. Ruocco
Anthony C. Ruocco University of Toronto
Heather Shaw
Heather Shaw Stanford University
Rena R. Wing
Rena R. Wing Brown University

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