Department / Division
Psychiatry /
Behavioral Psychiatry
Address
932 Morreene Road
Durham, NC 27705
Appointment Telephone
919-684-6908
Office Telephone
919-613-2563
Fax Telephone
919-668-2811
Clinical Interests
Psychological assessment and treatment of medical/surgical patients, individual and group cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, depression and anxiety disorders, behavioral pain management, stress management, biofeedback, trauma, sexual dysfunction, domestic violence, smoking cessation, medical adherence, weight-loss surgery
Research Interests
Dr. Applegate’s current research interests include psychological assessment issues for patients with chronic pain and/or obesity. She also investigates effective screening methods for surgeries including neuromodulation procedures, elective back surgery, and weight loss surgery.
This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.
Representative Publications
Webb, JB; Applegate, KL; Grant, JP. A comparative analysis of Type 2 diabetes and binge eating disorder in a bariatric sample. Eating Behaviors. 2011;12:175-181.
(2011)
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Krukowski, RA; Friedman, KE; Applegate, KL. The utility of the Beck Depression Inventory in a bariatric surgery population. Obesity Surgery. 2010;20:426-431.
(2010)
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Friedman, KE; Ashmore, JA; Applegate, KL. Recent experiences of weight-based stigmatization in a weight loss surgery population: psychological and behavioral correlates. Obesity. 2008;16 Suppl 2:S69-S74.
(2008)
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Friedman, KE; Applegate, KL; Grant, J. Who is adherent with preoperative psychological treatment recommendations among weight loss surgery candidates?. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2007;3:376-382.
(2007)
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Stout, AL; Applegate, KL; Friedman, KE; Grant, JP; Musante, GJ. Psychological correlates of obese patients seeking surgical or residential behavioral weight loss treatment. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2007;3:369-375.
(2007)
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Surwit, RS; Williams, RB; Siegler, IC; Lane, JD; Helms, M; Applegate, KL; Zucker, N; Feinglos, MN; McCaskill, CM; Barefoot, JC. Hostility, race, and glucose metabolism in nondiabetic individuals. Diabetes Care. 2002;25:835-839.
(2002)
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