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 …

Objectives To document changes in Axis I psychiatric disorders after bariatric surgery and
examine their relationship with postsurgery weight loss. Methods As part of a three-site …

BACKGROUND: Although most bariatric surgery patients undergo a preoperative
psychological evaluation, the potential effect of psychiatric disorders on weight loss is not …

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 Although bariatric surgery is an established treatment for obesity, less is known
regarding the long-term effects of surgery on psychiatric function. This paper reports …

Background Mental health disorders are highly prevalent among bariatric surgery patients.
Bariatric surgery induces weight loss with continuous health improvements. However, long …

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

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 …

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

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 …