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 …

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 Given the high rates of psychiatric comorbidity in bariatric surgery patients,
pharmacotherapy is common and could potentially influence weight loss outcomes …

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 …

While most conventional treatments for individuals with severe obesity have a modest and
short lived impact bariatric surgery has been consistently shown to result in long-term …

Objective To compare bariatric surgery outcomes according to preoperative mental illness
category. Methods Electronic health record data from several US healthcare systems were …

Objectives Psychiatric comorbidity is common among the bariatric population although the
prognostic significance of psychiatric comorbidity on outcomes is uncertain. This prospective …

At its June 2016 meeting, the APA Joint Reference Committee voted to approve a Resource
Document developed by the Council on Psychosomatic Medicine Work Group on Bariatric …

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 …

Recent publications suggest new directions for psychiatric evaluation and interventions for
bariatric surgery patients. Future research on outcomes of specific populations, effectiveness …