Objective This study aimed to assess weight bias among professionals who specialize in
treating eating disorders and identify to what extent their weight biases are associated with …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of practicing Canadian family
physicians about individuals with obesity, their healthcare treatment, and perceptions of …

This study examined the effect of client body mass index (BMI) on diagnostic impressions
and perceptions of mental health trainees. Participants read a vignette of a mock female …

Objective This study examined weight bias among students training in health disciplines and
its associations with their perceptions about treating patients with obesity, causes of obesity …

BACKGROUND: Several studies have examined attitudes about obesity among food and
nutrition professionals, yielding mixed results, and no experimental research has tested the …

Overweight and obesity are escalating in epidemic proportions in the United States.
Individuals with overweight and obesity are often reluctant to seek medical help, not only for …

This article examines one patient's experiences with weigh bias in an inpatient eating
disorder treatment setting with a focus on interactions between the patient and her primary …

Purpose: Obesity remains a serious public health problem. The purpose of this study was to
identify the current attitudes and practices of primary care physicians (PCPs) with respect to …

Introduction The prevalence of eating disorders is high in people with higher weight.
However, despite this, eating disorders experienced by people with higher weight have …

Background Physicians frequently report negative attitudes about obesity which is thought to
affect patient care. However, little is known about how attitudes toward treating obese …