More than half of patients with obesity who present for medical or surgical management
meet the criteria for a psychiatric illness, commonly a mood disorder. Bariatric surgery leads …

Abstract Purpose of Review Individuals with morbid obesity benefit from bariatric surgery
with respect to weight loss and decreases in obesity-related somatic disorders. This paper …

Abstract Background/Objectives Bariatric surgery is helpful in enabling sustained weight
loss, but effects on depression are unclear. Reductions in depression-related symptoms and …

Background Obesity is associated with depression. This study aimed to evaluate whether
clinical depression is reduced after bariatric surgery (BS). Methods Obese adults who …

Background Although bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce weight loss and obesity-
related conditions, an improvement in depression remains unclear. The aim of this study …

Objective: In a large multisite cohort of Veterans who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
(RYGB) or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), initiation of (ie, incident) and persistence …

Background No previous review has comprehensively assessed long-term changes in
anxiety and depressive symptoms in bariatric surgery patients. This systematic review …

Background: Bariatric surgery is associated with a significant improvement in depressive
mood in the initial postoperative years, but the maintenance of the improvement is under …

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: Candidates for bariatric surgery frequently have co-morbid psychiatric
problems. METHODS: This study investigated the course and the prognostic significance of …