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Mental Health in Bariatric Surgery: Selection, Access, and Outcomes
Author(s) -
Morledge Michael D.,
Pories Walter J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.22752
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , obesity , mental health , severe obesity , medline , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , weight loss , political science , law
Severe obesity has many psychiatric consequences that can be influenced by bariatric surgery. The goal of this article is to review these challenges, including the mental health status of patients with severe obesity, the evaluation of surgical candidates, and the early and late effects of the operations, and to offer some recommendations to manage these challenges. The failure of the insurance‐mandated preoperative psychosocial evaluation is also discussed.