David B Sarwer, Thomas A Wadden, Rebecca Ashare, Jacqueline C Spitzer, Courtney McCuen-Wurst, Caitlin LaGrotte, Noel Williams, Rohit Soans, Colleen Tewksbury, Jingwei Wu, Gabriel Tajeu, Kelly C Allison
BACKGROUND: The relationship between theoretically relevant psychosocial and behavioral variables and outcomes of metabolic and bariatric surgery remains unclear. Some studies have found that the presence of psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity, either before surgery or during the early postoperative period, is associated with suboptimal postoperative weight loss. Other studies have not found these relationships. OBJECTIVE: Examine the relationship between psychopathology, disordered eating, impulsivity, and weight loss 24 months postoperatively...
February 7, 2024: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases