Psychosocial considerations in gastric stapling surgery.
Thirty-one morbidly obese patients awaiting gastric stapling and 31 similar patients who had already undergone this procedure were evaluated using four psychological self-report questionnaires: Eating Disorder Inventory, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, Locus of Control, and a questionnaire developed by the authors. The subjects were predominantly female, had a strong family history of obesity, and reported anxiety in the pathological range. The overall results suggest that, while not a panacea, gastric stapling does confer significant benefit to morbidly obese individuals.
Chandarana
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Victoria Hospital, London, Canada.
Holliday
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Conlon
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P
Deslippe
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D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*