Psychopathology, Disordered Eating, and Impulsivity as Predictors of Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery

Extreme obesity is associated with a significant psychosocial burden, including impairments in quality of life, body image, sexual behavior, and other areas of psychosocial functioning.1 This distress, along with the physical burden of obesity and its comorbidities, is believed to contribute to the decision to have bariatric surgery. A number of studies have documented the presence of recognized psychiatric diagnoses in bariatric surgery patients and its hypothesized contribution to postoperative outcomes.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - February 23, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: David B. Sarwer, Kelly C. Allison, Thomas A. Wadden, Rebecca Ashare, Jacqueline C. Spitzer, Courtney McCuen-Wurst, Caitlin LaGrotte, Noel N. Williams, Michael Edwards, Colleen Tewksbury, Jingwei Wu Tags: Controversies in Bariatric Surgery Source Type: research