Bariatric surgery is the branch of surgery aimed at helping a person with obesity lose weight.
The implementation of surgical treatment of obesity is growing at an impressive rate. As …

The increasing obesity rates in the last decades pose a challenge to health care providers,
and bariatric surgery is an important tool for treating severe obesity. Because various …

This is a book written for clinicians by a clinician. The importance of mental health
assessment and care of bariatric patients has clearly emerged in the last decade. Yet, in …

Background Psychological factors identified during presurgical screening have the potential
to identify which patients may respond better to bariatric surgery, and which patients may …

How clinicians perform pre-surgical psychological evaluations (PSPE) for bariatric surgery
remains variable across institutions. Bariatric PSPE guidelines state that self-report …

Bariatric surgery (BS) is an effective approach to treat severe obesity, which should include
multidisciplinary care. Prior to surgery, candidates for BS usually undergo a psychological …

Obesity affects over 600,000 people in Poland, and bariatric surgery is a vital part of the
multidisciplinary approach to treatment. To improve outcomes, Poland's public health …

有鑑於重度肥胖者的外科減重手術恢復歷程有其特殊性(擔心復胖, 急速瘦身的皮膚鬆弛,
胃食道逆流, 向旁人解釋外科減重經驗), 矛盾性(瘦下來雖變得健康卻又不適應瘦身後的自我 …

Obesity is a complex condition in which excessive body weight causes negative
consequences for health, and is associated with increase of mortality. Treatment strategies …

A cirurgia bariátrica consiste em intervenção eficaz para casos de obesidade mórbida. A
literatura da área, contudo, aponta inconsistências quanto à melhora da saúde mental …