title: Jejunoileal bypass procedures in morbid obesity: preoperative psychological findings.
abstract: Seventy patients who averaged 155% overweight and requested jejunoileal bypass surgery as a treatment intervention for morbid obesity were studied preoperatively for prominent psychological characteristics. By use of standard personality tests and a structured psychiatric interview, it was found that 89% were judged to be psychologically favorable risks for the operation. Most frequently the diagnostic opinion was of a mild personality disorder.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012392:Rorschach Test; D012649:Self Concept; D014888:Wechsler Scales