Comment on: Bariatric surgery outcomes in patients with bipolar or schizoaffective disorders

When I first read the title of this paper [1], I was certain that the outcomes for patients with bipolar and schizoaffective disorders who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery would be less good than those in “normal” control subjects. After all, do we not routinely do psychological testing for our preoperative candidates and rule out those with significant ongoing psychological issues such as severe depression, schizophrenia under poor control, and other issues that could include bipolar and schizoa ffective disorders? Practices can differ significantly regarding the exclusion criteria and method for screening of patients with mental disorders [2].
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial comment Source Type: research