title: The psychology of obesity.
abstract: G. Stanley Hall, the first person to earn a Ph.D. in psychology in the United States, did research on eating behaviors in the nineteenth century (Lepore in The New Yorker, 2011). Research on psychological aspects of obesity accelerated in the 1950s and there has been a great deal done at this point. We review areas of considerable activity and relevance.
authors.affiliation: Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1165 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. Charles.Swencionis@einstein.yu.edu
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Swencionis
authors.forename: Sarah Litman
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rendell
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012940:Social Problems