title: Getting Off on the Right Foot: The Many Roles of the Psychosocial Evaluation in the Bariatric Surgery Practice.
abstract: A thorough and specialized pre-operative psychosocial assessment is an important part of a comprehensive bariatric treatment protocol. Over time, the presurgical psychosocial evaluation has evolved from a cut-and-dried process of recommending whether a patient should or should not undergo surgery to a more nuanced and multifaceted process that serves multiple functions. In this article, we review the many ways in which the pre-operative psychosocial evaluation can enhance patient outcomes and adjustment and even the functioning of the interdisciplinary bariatric surgery team.
authors: Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Sogg
authors: Duke University Medical Center, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Surgery, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
authors: Kelli E
authors: KE
authors: Friedman
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000523:psychology*; D000066498:Emotional Adjustment; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: assessment; outcome; psychosocial; treatment; weight loss surgery