Body Image and Emotional Eating as Predictors of Psychological Distress Following Bariatric Surgery

ConclusionsWeight loss is insufficient to determine a change in psychological distress following surgery. Physicians and other health professionals who treat bariatric surgery patients should be encouraged to asses BID pre- and post-surgery, as it is a sensitive indicator of improvement of psychological well-being after surgery.
Source: Obesity Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research