Gretchen E. Ames, Ph.D.

  1. Psychologist
  1. Koball AM, Ames GE, Grothe KB, Clark MM, Collazo-Clavell ML, Elli EF. Decoding Obesity Management Medications and the Journey to Informed Treatment Choices for Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025 Jan; 100 (1):111-123 Epub 2024 Dec 05
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  2. Koball AM, Ames GE, Grothe K. Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Onset of Overweight/Obesity. Curr Obes Rep. 2024 Sep; 13 (3):574-583 Epub 2024 June 14
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  3. Ames SC, Lange L, Ames GE, Heckman MG, White LJ, Roy V, Foran JM. A prospective study of the relationship between illness perception, depression, anxiety, and quality of life in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Cancer Med. 2024 Feb; 13 (3):e6906 Epub 2024 Jan 11
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  4. Lange LJ, Ames SC, Ames GE, Heckman MG, White LJ, Roy V, Foran JM. Loneliness, immunological recovery patterns, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes in patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. BMC Psychol. 2024 Jan 19; 12 (1):40
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  5. Koball AM, Ames GE, Fitzsimmons AJ, Kallies KJ, Bennie BA. Food cravings after bariatric surgery: comparing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Eat Weight Disord. 2024 Jan 12; 29 (1):7
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  6. Ames GE, Koball AM, Clark MM. Behavioral Interventions to Attenuate Driven Overeating and Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022; 13:934680. Epub 2022 Jul 18.
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  7. Ghoz H, Bryant M, Fritz H, Brown L, Ames G, Ghazanfari L, Lynch SA, Osborne T, Gomez V. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and postprocedural nutritional deficiencies: results from a single center exploratory study. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Dec 1; 33 (1S Suppl 1):e1039-e1041
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  8. Ames GE, Koball Kobal AM, Clark MM. Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Position Statement: expand access to telehealth-delivered treatment for bariatric surgery Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2021.
  9. Koball AM, Borgert AJ, Kallies KJ, Grothe K, Ames G, Gearhardt AN. Validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2021 Apr; 31 (4):1533-1540 Epub 2021 Jan 06
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  10. Koball AM, Ames G, Goetze RE. Addiction Transfer and Other Behavioral Changes Following Bariatric Surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Apr; 101(2):323-333.
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  11. Rosales A, Elli E, Lynch S, Ames G, Buchanan M, Bowers SP. Preoperative high respiratory quotient correlates with lower weight loss after bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2020 Jul; 34 (7):3184-3190 Epub 2019 Sept 13
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  12. Ames GE, Maynard JR, Collazo-Clavell ML, Clark MM, Grothe KB, Elli EF. Rethinking Patient and Medical Professional Perspectives on Bariatric Surgery as a Medically Necessary Treatment. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Mar; 95 (3):527-540
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  13. Koball AM, Ames G, Goetze RE, Grothe K. Bariatric surgery as a treatment for food addiction? A review of the literature Current Addiction Reports. 2020.
  14. Ames GE, Clark MM, Grothe K, Collazo ML, Elli E. Which Bariatric Surgery is Best for My Patient: Guiding Patients Toward the Optimal Surgical Treatment for Obesity While Supporting Autonomy Bariatric Times. 2018; 15(11):18-27.
  15. Holgerson AA, Clark MM, Ames GE, Collazo-Clavell ML, Kellogg TA, Graszer KM, Kalsy SA, Grothe K. Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Food Addiction to Bariatric Surgery Completion and Weight Loss Outcome. Obes Surg. 2018 Nov; 28 (11):3386-3392
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  16. Ames GE, Heckman MG, Diehl NN, Shepherd DM, Holgerson AA, Grothe KB, Kellogg TA, Bowers SP, Clark MM. Guiding Patients Toward the Appropriate Surgical Treatment for Obesity: Should Presurgery Psychological Correlates Influence Choice Between Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy? Obes Surg. 2017 Oct; 27 (10):2759-2767
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  17. Ames GE. Talking to patients about obesity diagnosis and treatment: Going beyond eat less and exercise more. Northeast Florida Medicine. 2017; 68(2):21-26.
  18. Ames GE, Clark , MM, Grothe KB, Collazo-Clavell , ML, Elli EF. Talking to patients about expectations for outcome after bariatric surgery: Weight loss, quality of life, body image, and relationships Bariatric Times.2016;13:(7)10-18.
  19. Koball AM, Clark MM, Collazo-Clavell M, Kellogg T, Ames G, Ebbert J, Grothe KB. The relationship among food addiction, negative mood, and eating-disordered behaviors in patients seeking to have bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Jan; 12: (1)165-70.
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  20. Ames GE, Clark MM, Grothe, Kb, Collazo-Clavell, Ml. Talking to patients about bariatric surgery: Guiding meaningful conversations and evoking commitment to change. Bariatric Times. November 2015; 12(11):16-24.
  21. Ames GE, Heckman MG, Diehl NN, Grothe KB, Clark MM. Further statistical and clinical validity for the Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire-Short Form. Eat Behav. 2015 Aug; 18:115-9 Epub 2015 May 21
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  22. Rosales-Velderrain A, Goldberg RF, Ames GE, Stone RL, Lynch SA, Bowers SP. Hypometabolizers: characteristics of obese patients with abnormally low resting energy expenditure. Am Surg. 2014 Mar; 80 (3):290-4
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  23. Ames GE, Thomas CS, Patel RH, McMullen JS, Lutes LD. Should providers encourage realistic weight expectations and satisfaction with lost weight in commercial weight loss programs? a preliminary study. Springerplus. 2014; 3:477 Epub 2014 Aug 28
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  24. Ames GE, Patel RH, McMullen JS, Thomas CS, Crook JE, Lynch SA, Lutes LD. Improving maintenance of lost weight following a commercial liquid meal replacement program: a preliminary study. Eat Behav. 2014 Jan; 15 (1):95-8 Epub 2013 Nov 01
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  25. Ames GE, Heckman MG, Grothe KB, Clark MM. Eating self-efficacy: development of a short-form WEL. Eat Behav. 2012 Dec; 13 (4):375-8 Epub 2012 Mar 30
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  26. Goldberg RF, Parker M, Stauffer JA, Moti S, Sylvia J, Ames GE, Asbun HJ, Lynch SA, Smith CD, Bowers SP. Surgeon's requirement for obesity reduction: its influence on weight loss. Am Surg. 2012 Mar; 78(3):325-8.
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  27. Ames SC, Tan WW, Ames GE, Stone RL, Rizzo TD, Crook JE, Williams CR, Werch CE, Clark MM, Rummans TA. A pilot investigation of a multidisciplinary quality of life intervention for men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer. Psychooncology. 2011 Apr; 20(4):435-40. Epub 2010 May 24.
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  28. Ames SC, Parker AS, Crook JE, Diehl NN, Tan WW, Williams CR, Ames GE. Quality of life of patients undergoing surgical treatment for newly-diagnosed, clinically localized renal cell carcinoma. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2011; 29(6):593-605.
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  29. Ames SC, Werch CE, Ames GE, Lange LJ, Schroeder DR, Hanson AC, Patten CA. Integrated smoking cessation and binge drinking intervention for young adults: a pilot investigation. Ann Behav Med. 2010 Dec; 40 (3):343-9
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  30. Ames GE, Patel RH, Ames SC, Lynch SA. Weight loss surgery: Patients who regain. Obesity and Weight Management. 2009; 5(4):154-61.
  31. Ames SC, Ames GE, Stevens SR, Patten CA, Werch CE, Schroeder DR. Effect of expressive writing as a treatment adjunct for reducing smoking cessation related weight gain in young adult smokers. Subst Use Misuse. 2008; 43(10):1315-25.
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  32. Ames SC, Tan WW, Ames GE, Stone RL, Rizzo TD Jr, Heckman MG, Crook JE, Clark MM, Rummans TA, Werch CE. Quality of life of men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2008; 26(2):17-34.
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  33. Ames GE, Perri MG, Fox LD, Fallon EA, De Braganza N, Murawski ME, Pafumi L, Hausenblas HA. Changing weight-loss expectations: a randomized pilot study. Eat Behav. 2005 Jun; 6(3):259-69. Epub 2005 Feb 12.
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  34. Clark MM, Balsiger B, Sletten CD, Dahlman KL, Ames GE, Williams DE, Sarr MG. Psychosocial factors and two-year outcome following bariatric surgery for weight loss. Obes Surg. 2003; 13:1-7.
  35. Redlin JA, Miltenberger RG, Crosby RD, Wolff GE, Stickney MI. Functional assessment of binge eating in a clinical sample of obese binge eaters. Eat Weight Disord. 2002 Jun; 7(2):106-15.
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  36. Wolff GE, Clark MM. Changes in eating self-efficacy and body image following cognitive-behavioral group therapy for binge eating disorder: a clinical study. Eat Behav. 2001 Summer; 2(2):97-104.
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  37. Wolff GE, Crosby RD, Roberts JA, Wittrock DA. Differences in daily stress, mood, coping, and eating behavior in binge eating and nonbinge eating college women. Addict Behav. 2000 Mar-Apr; 25 (2):205-16
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  38. Stickney MI, Miltenberger RG, Wolff G. A descriptive analysis of factors contributing to binge eating. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 1999 Sep; 30(3):177-89.
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