Research Papers
With over 20 peer-reviewed journal publications, Dr. Wiss is dedicated to disseminating his findings and progressive perspectives at the intersection of nutrition and mental health.
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Research
Included are publications from peer-reviewed journals and academic books. Some are empirical research papers and others are comprehensive reviews. If you cannot access the full version of an article, please send us a message.
Food insecurity partially mediates the association between drug use and depressive symptoms
Our models found that drug use more than doubled the odds of meeting criteria for being likely…
Staff-perceived barriers to nutrition intervention in substance use disorder treatment
Given emerging evidence in the domain of nutritional psychiatry, improving nutrition in early recovery has the potential…
Separating the signal from the noise: How psychiatric diagnoses can help discern food addiction from dietary restraint
While there is disagreement regarding food addiction, it appears that much of the controversy pertains to the…
Food addiction and psychosocial adversity: Biological embedding, contextual factors, and public health implications
Abstract The role of stress, trauma, and adversity particularly early in life has been identified as a…
Adverse childhood experiences and adult obesity: A systematic review of plausible mechanisms and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
Highlights •Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been associated with a wide range of unfavorable health conditions, including…
Food addiction, binge eating, and the role of dietary restraint
Failure to account for individual differences in the way people respond to food may contribute to poor…