Refereed Journal Articles

 1.      **Upton, A*., Spirou, D., Craig, M., Saul, N., Winmill, O., Hay, P., & Raman, J. (2025). Health literacy and obesity: A systematic scoping review. Obesity reviews: an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 26(6), e13904. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13904

2.      Raman, J., Thapliyal, P., Smith, E., Anoop, A., & Hay, P. (2025). Participant Experiences of Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Obesity (CRT-O): A Qualitative Thematic Analysis. Obesities, 5(3), 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/obesities5030053

3.      Foroughi, N., Mohsin, M., Piya, M. K., Raman, J., Hilbert, A., Chimoriya, R., Hay, P. (2025). Mind in Motion: Executive function and health outcomes in a multidisciplinary care program for higher body weight. Appetite, 214, 108176. https://dCSIROoi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108176

4.      **Pre-print: Delaquis, C. P., Spirou, D., Brown, Y., Wood, K., Smith, E., Raman, J., & Berthoz, S. (2025, March 28). A Network Analysis of Cognitive and Affective Dimensions in Overweight and Obesity. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dy247_v1

5.      **Cuerva*, K., Spirou, D., Cuerva, A., Delaquis, C., & Raman, J. (2024). Perspectives and preliminary experiences of psychedelics for the treatment of eating disorders: A systematic scoping review. European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 32(5), 980–1001. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.3101

6.      **Spirou, D*., Raman, J., Bishay, R. H., Ahlenstiel, G., & Smith, E. (2022). Childhood trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, early maladaptive schemas, and schema modes: a comparison of individuals with obesity and normal weight controls. BMC psychiatry, 22(1), 517. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04169-7

7.    **Chandra, S. S*., Calvert, F., Sui, Z., Sartoretto, A., & Raman, J. (2022). Perceived barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity in endoscopic bariatric patients: a qualitative study. Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 27(5), 1633–1640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-021-01299-

8.    **Spirou, D., Raman, J., Bishay, R. H., Ahlenstiel, G., & Smith, E. (2022). Childhood trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, early maladaptive schemas, and schema modes: a comparison of individuals with obesity and normal weight controls. BMC psychiatry, 22(1), 517. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04169-7

9.    **Eik-Nes, T. T., Tokatlian*, A., Raman, J., Spirou, D., & Kvaløy, K. (2022). Depression, anxiety, and psychosocial stressors across BMI classes: A Norwegian population study - The HUNT Study. Frontiers in endocrinology, 13, 886148. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.886148

10.  **Spirou, D.*, Raman, J., Leith, M., Collison, J., Bishay, R. H., Ahlenstiel, G., Hay, P., & Smith, E. (2022). The psychometric properties of the grazing questionnaire in an obesity sample with and without binge eating disorder. Journal of eating disorders, 10(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00604-y

11.  **Eik-Nes, T. T., Vrabel, K., Raman, J., Clark, M. R., & Berg, K. H. (2021). A Group Intervention for Individuals With Obesity and Comorbid Binge Eating Disorder: Results From a Feasibility Study. Frontiers in endocrinology, 12, 738856. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.738856

12.  **Raman, J., Spirou, D*., Jahren, L., & Eik-Nes, T. T. (2020). The Clinical Obesity Maintenance Model: A Theoretical Framework for Bariatric Psychology. Frontiers in endocrinology, 11, 563. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00563

13.  **Spirou, D*., Smith, E., Wood, K*., & Raman, J. (2020). The clinical obesity maintenance model: a structural equation model. Eating and weight disorders: EWD, 10.1007/s40519-020-01034-y. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01034-y

14.  **Spirou, D*., Raman, J., & Smith, E. (2020). Obesity Reviews. Psychological outcomes following surgical and endoscopic bariatric procedures: A systematic review

15.  **Gilbert, M*., Raman, J., & Sui, Zhixian. (2019). Cognitive remediation-enabled cognitive behaviour therapy for obesity: a case series. Eating and Weight Disorders

16.  **Cohn, I*., Raman, J., & Sui, Zhixian (July 2019). Patient motivations and expectations prior to bariatric surgery: A qualitative systematic review. Accepted -Obesity Reviews (IF: 8.483) 

17.  **Sui, Z, Raman, J., Han, B., Burchell, T., Coogan, S.C.P., Brennan, B., Sartoretto, A. Recent trends in intensive treatments of obesity: Is academic research matching public interest? Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 May;15(5):766-776. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.01.009. Epub 2019 Jan 24. PMID: 30737150. 

18.  Raman, J., Hay, P., Tchanturia, K., & Smith, E. A Randomised Controlled Trial of Manualized Cognitive Remediation Therapy in Adult Obesity. Appetite. 2017 Dec 23. pii: S0195-6663(16)30844-3. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.12.023.

19.  Smith, E., Hay, P., Raman, J. (2015). Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Obesity. In Kate Tchanturia (Eds.), Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) for Eating and Weight Disorders, (pp. 176-191). Hove, East Sussex: Routledge.

20.  Raman, J., Hay, P., & Smith, E. (2014). Manualised Cognitive Remediation Therapy for adult obesity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 15 (2014), p. 426.

21.  Burton, A. L., Hay, P., Smith, E., Raman, J., Swinbourne, J., Touyz, S., & Abbott, M. J. (2015). Investigating the clinical utility of the Eating Beliefs Questionnaire: Validity, reliability and the results of a Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Journal of Eating Disorders, 3(Suppl 1), O51. http://doi.org/10.1186/2050-2974-3-S1-O51.

22.  Rouel, M., Raman, J., Hay, P., & Smith, E. Validation of the Behavioural Rating Inventory of Executive Function – Adult Version (BRIEF-A) in the obese with and without binge eating disorder. Eating Behaviors 23 (2016) 58–65

23.  **Allom, V., Mullan, B., Smith, E., Hay, P., & Raman, J. (2018). Breaking bad habits by improving executive function in individuals with obesity. BMC Public Health, 18, 505. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5392-y

24.  ** Kneebone, I. I., Van Zanden, B. E., Dorstyn, D. S., Roberts, R. M., Lord, S. R., Querstret, D., Theadom, A., Kennedy, D. S., Raman, J., & Nair, R. D. (2022). Relaxation and related therapies for people with multiple sclerosis (MS): A systematic review. Clinical rehabilitation, 36(7), 883–899. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155221091509

25.  **Catania, J*., Spirou, D*., Raman, J. Loss of control as a transdiagnostic feature in obesity-related eating behaviours: A systematic review. Obesity Review

26.  Raman, J., Smith, E., & Hay, P. (2013). The Clinical Obesity Maintenance Model:  An Integration of Psychological Constructs including Mood, Emotional Regulation, Disordered Overeating, Habitual Cluster Behaviours, Health Literacy and Cognitive Function. Journal of Obesity, vol. 2013, Article ID 240128, 9 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/240128

Special Acknowledgement

Hilbert, A., Witte, V., Meule, A., Braehler, E., & Kliem, S. (2022). Development of the Hedonic Overeating-Questionnaire (HEDO-Q). Nutrients, 14(9), 1865. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14091865

Recent Conference & Workshop Presentations

1.     International Symposium Anchor: Brain-direceted inmterventions in eating disorders, II Biennial Conference on Cognitive and Clinical Neuropsychology, Chennai, India.

2. Invited main speaker at the Public Mental Health Round Table organized by the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China- 24 Sep 2021 

3.      ANZAED Conference, August 2021: Shipp, M., Raman, J., Rahimi-Golkhandan, S., Berthoz, S., Swendsen, J., & Schweitzer, P. Investigating the effects of self-monitoring through ecological momentary assessment in obesity related eating behaviours: A Pilot Study. Poster Presentation (Accepted). 

4.        Symposium Presentation on Cognitive Remediation for Eating Disorders: EDRS 2018 Sydney, Australia: http://edresearchsociety.org/2018/program-full.php?dayshow=2&displayday=2 

5.       Academy of Eating Disorders ICED 2017 (Prague, 2017): Raman, J., Glastras, S., Lam, L., Hay, P., Tchanturia, T., Smith, E., (May 2017). Temptation, Habit, Weight Loss and Cardio-Metabolic Health in Obesity: A Pilot Trial-CR-CBT (Cognitive Remediation Enabled Cognitive Behavioural Therapy- Poster). 

6.         Raman, J., Glastras, S., Lam, L., Hay, P., Tchanturia, T., Smith, E. (May 2017). Temptation, Habit, Weight Loss and Cardio-Metabolic Health in Obesity: A Pilot Trial-CR-CBT (Cognitive Remediation Enabled Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). ANZEAD 2017 (Sydney) Oral 

7.      Raman, J., Glastras, S., Lam, L., Hay, P., Tchanturia, T., Smith, E., (May 2017). Temptation, Habit, Weight Loss and Cardio-Metabolic Health in Obesity: A Pilot Trial-CR-CBT (Cognitive Remediation Enabled Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). Eating Disorders and Obesity – (Gold Coast) Oral  

8. Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Obesity- A full day workshop for practicing clinicians, Ultimo, Sydney- September 2017.