The Complex Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Depression: a National Nested-Control Study

ConclusionIn individuals with a history of depression, bariatric surgery is associated with an improvement in mental health. On the contrary, the finding of increased de novo diagnoses of depression following surgery indicates the need for further study of the mechanisms by which bariatric surgery is associated with depression in this subset of patients.
Source: Obesity Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research