Marianne T. Marcus
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
47 Papers
320 Citations
Marianne T. Marcus is an academic researcher from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mindfulness & Substance abuse. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 47 publications. Previous affiliations of Marianne T. Marcus include University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio & University of Texas at Austin.
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Papers
Refined food addiction: a classic substance use disorder.
Joan Ifland,Harry G. Preuss,Marianne T. Marcus,K.M. Rourke,Wendell C. Taylor,Keith D. Burau,W.S. Jacobs,W. Kadish,G. Manso +8 more
TL;DR: It is asserted that overeating can be described as an addiction to refined foods that conforms to the DSM-IV criteria for substance use disorders, not unlike tobacco and alcohol.
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Community-based participatory research to prevent substance abuse and HIV/AIDS in African-American adolescents.
Marianne T. Marcus,Thomas Walker,J. Michael Swint,Brenda Page Smith,Cleon Brown,Nancy H. Busen,Thelissa Edwards,Patricia Liehr,Wendell C. Taylor,Darryal Williams,Kirk von Sternberg +10 more
TL;DR: The results support the use of community-based participatory research to create desirable change in this setting and support the design, implement, and evaluate a faith-based substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention program for African-American adolescents.
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Clearing the Confusion around Processed Food Addiction
Joan Ifland,Harry G. Preuss,Marianne T. Marcus,Kathleen M. Rourke,Wendell C. Taylor,H. Theresa Wright +5 more
TL;DR: This commentary offers two possible reasons for the controversy about the term food addiction and examines common misconceptions about food addiction, finding value in clarity about processed food addiction as a substance use disorder with an etiology similar to that of tobacco.
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Endogenous sex hormones and cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review.
TL;DR: Mixed findings may have been influenced by methodological differences and future studies should include research designs with ample rigor, sufficiently powered samples, consistent cognitive measurements, and clear descriptions of handling and storage of biological specimens.
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Associations Between Mindfulness and Implicit Cognition and Self-Reported Affect
Andrew J. Waters,Lorraine R. Reitzel,Paul M. Cinciripini,Yisheng Li,Marianne T. Marcus,Jennifer Irvin Vidrine,David W. Wetter +6 more
TL;DR: In this cross-sectional study, smokers completed 3 modified Stroop tasks, 3 Implicit Association Tests, and a battery of self-report assessments to assess detached perspective, and more mindful participants exhibited a more negative IAT effect, suggesting that they may have developed a detached perspective to depression-related stimuli.