title: Why are psychological evaluation and preparation necessary for the patient candidate to bariatric surgery?
authors.affiliation: Service of Bariatric Surgery of Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alessandra M B C
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Akamine
authors.forename: Elias Jirjoss
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ilias
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*