Program for Obesity, Weight and Eating Research (POWER) at Yale
Mission
The Program for Obesity, Weight and Eating Research (P.O.W.E.R.) studies eating behaviors and cognitions in overweight individuals in order to develop improved treatments for outcomes related to eating disorders and obesity.
Our research is nationally recognized, and we have active studies in the following areas:
- Binge eating
- Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies
- Pharmacology
- Brain imaging (fMRI)
- Laboratory Studies
- Nutrition Studies
- Comorbidity Studies
- Smoking and impulse-control disorders
- Hispanic Studies
- Assessment
Who is eligible?
Treatment and non-treatment seeking individuals who are overweight or obese.
The following three studies are open for enrollment:
- http://www.yaletrials.org/clinicalTrials/displayTrial.asp?nctID=NCT00537810&pageID=1&row=2
- http://www.yaletrials.org/clinicalTrials/displayTrial.asp?nctID=NCT00829283&pageID=1&row=3
- http://www.yaletrials.org/clinicalTrials/displayTrial.asp?nctID=NCT00414167&pageID=1&row=1
Leadership
- Carlos M. Grilo, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Director
- Robin M. Masheb, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Director
Yale Faculty
Carlos Grilo
Professor of Psychiatry and of Psychology
Director, Eating Disorders and Obesity Research Program
Robin Masheb
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and of Divinity
Peter Morgan
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Director, Cocaine Research Clinic
Medical Director, Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic
President, Medical and Professional Staff of Connecticut Mental Health Center
Marney White
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and Research Scientist in and Associate Research Scientist in Psychology
Associate Director, Yale Center for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Contact Us
For more information about the clinic and our research programs, please call 203-737-5537
Location
Yale School of Medicine
Congress Place
301 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06519
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