When Recovery From One Thing Becomes a Struggle With Another
Almost everyone in recovery has felt it. You put one thing down, and something else gets loud. Usually food. Here is what I think is actually happening, and why the standard explanation leaves people feeling like they failed twice. The pattern almost everyone recognizes Someone puts down alcohol, and six months later they cannot stop […]
Using Dimensional Over Categorical Thinking When It Comes to Eating Behaviors
Three recent papers I’ve been part of all circle the same idea from different angles: the people who struggle most with eating are often the ones who don’t fit the diagnostic boxes we’ve built for them. Here’s a recap of that work, and why I think the future of this field is dimensional rather than […]
Trauma-Informed Nutrition: Healing Through Food
Trauma profoundly impacts the mind and body, influencing how we relate to food and our overall nutritional habits. For those in recovery, understanding the connection between trauma and nutrition is essential to fostering a holistic healing process. Trauma-informed nutrition is an approach that acknowledges the complex relationship between past experiences and eating behaviors, offering compassionate […]
Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Los Angeles Journal Article
Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Los Angeles The last paper from my dissertation Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Over the Life Course Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles County has been published. I am very pleased to […]
Perceived Social Support Moderates the Association Between Household Dysfunction Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Self-Reported Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles, California Journal Article
I am always excited to make a new contribution to peer-reviewed literature. This paper was generated from my PhD dissertation research from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, so it has particular significance to me. The entire process of conceptualizing a study, conducting an extensive literature review, proposing and defending methodology, analyzing the data with […]
Dr. David Wiss Dissertation
Earlier this year, I earned my Ph.D. from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public in the Community Health Sciences Department. We called my dissertation the Wissertation 🙂 My dissertation“Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Over the Life Course Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles County” was truly a life-changing experience. I was […]
Trauma and Food Addiction Interview
Trauma and Food Addiction Interview In this interview with Molly Painschab and Clarissa Kennedy from the Food Junkies Podcast, David Wiss MS RDN discusses the importance of understanding the impact of early life adversity on eating behavior. This interview aired on the Food Addiction Summit 2021 and is now available to you!!! It’s juicy. David […]
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Eating Disorders, Addictions, and Obesity Journal Article
Childhood Sexual Abuse Review Publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals are difficult to produce. If it is original data, it should be done with high levels of statistical rigor and make a novel contribution. If it is a review article, it should offer something that has not been previously offered. This review article by David Wiss, […]
Video: Food Addiction and Dietary Restraint
Food Addiction and Dietary Restraint Anyone who has followed David Wiss’s work knows he has particular interest in the psychology of eating. The concept of dietary restraint is very important to study and understand in the context of eating disorders and obesity. Traditionally, approaches toward obesity management have been focused on teaching people how to […]
Food Insecurity Partially Mediates the Association Between Drug Use and Depressive Symptoms Journal Article
David Wiss is pleased to announce his latest publication “Food insecurity partially mediates the association between drug use and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, California” in the prestigious Public Health Nutrition journal from Cambridge University Press. The research used data from the mSTUDY, a study on sexual health […]
