title: Update on the management of obesity.
abstract: This article updates a paper published in this journal more than a decade ago. We detail the ensuing decade's developments in the treatment of obesity, reviewing innovations, established techniques, and the current status of behavior modification. We evaluate newer developments, such as anorectic drugs, very low calorie diets, and intragastric balloon bezoars, and we describe other approaches to the treatment of obesity, such as residential and comprehensive outpatient programs. We conclude by recommending a multidisciplinary approach to this complex problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-0742.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malcolm
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Von
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: O'Neil
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Currey
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sexauer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riddle
mesh_terms: D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants