Psychiatric determinants of weight changes in jaw-fixed obese patients.
Forty-five severely obese patients were treated with jaw fixation as a means of initiating weight loss. Patients who reported eating for consolation showed significantly greater difficulties in maintaining the achieved weight loss than the others. This finding constitutes further evidence of a relationship between obesity and depression. Low capacity to experience feelings of aggressiveness also seems to be linked to poor treatment results.
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D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001835:Body Weight; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications