title: [Why do obese individuals suffer more often from psychiatric disorders?].
abstract: Previous research has indicated a complex association between obesity and psychiatric disorders caused by biological, psychosocial and environmental factors and dependent from the severity of obesity. For example, empirical data confirmed a reciprocal link between depression and obesity. Obesity was found to increase the risk of depression and vice versa. There is further a growing body of research pointing towards the important role of impulsivity in obesity, particularly in obese individuals with a binge eating disorder.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales