Recent literature has raised concerns regarding the risk of adverse psychiatric events
among bariatric surgery patients. However, the relationship between weight loss therapy …

Background Preoperative mental health seems to have useful predictive value for Health
Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) after bariatric surgery. The aim of the present study was to …

Background Improvement of mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an
important success criterion for bariatric surgery. In general, mental health and HRQOL …

Importance Bariatric surgery is associated with sustained weight loss and improved physical
health status for severely obese individuals. Mental health conditions may be common …

Objectives Studies exploring the impact of pre-surgery psychiatric status as a predictor of
health related quality of life (QOL) after bariatric surgery have been limited to short-term …

Background Little is known about the psychological effects of bariatric surgery. This review
aimed to assess long term effectiveness of bariatric surgery on psychosocial quality of life …

Background While bariatric surgery has proven to be effective to achieve significant weight
loss and short-term improvements in both physical and mental (HRQoL), little is known …

Objective Despite a lack of evidence, there is an assumption that patients with more complex
psychiatric histories (CPH) prior to bariatric surgery have poor post-surgical weight loss and …

Background Long-term, longitudinal data are limited on mental disorders after bariatric
surgery. Objective To report mental disorders through 7 years postsurgery and examine their …

Aims To evaluate the breadth, depth and effectiveness of the evidence quality of all existing
studies on bariatric surgery and mental health outcomes. Design Umbrella review of existing …