title: Psychological Aspects of Bariatric Surgery as a Treatment for Obesity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Little is known about the psychological effects on life after bariatric surgery despite the high prevalence of psychological disorders in candidates seeking this procedure. Our review discusses the literature around the psychological impact of bariatric surgery, exploring whether the procedure addresses underlying psychological conditions that can lead to morbid obesity and the effect on eating behaviour postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings show that despite undisputed significant weight loss and improvements in comorbidities, current literature suggests some persisting disorder in psychological outcomes like depression and body image for patients at longer term follow-up, compared to control groups. Lack of postoperative psychological monitoring and theoretical mapping limits our understanding of reasons behind these findings. Reframing bariatric approaches to morbid obesity to incorporate psychological experience postoperatively would facilitate understanding of psychological aspects of bariatric surgery and how this surgical treatment maps onto the disease trajectory of obesity.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Yvonne Carter Building, 58 Turner Street, London, E1 2AB, UK. S.Jumbe@qmul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jumbe
authors.affiliation: Centre for Appearance Research, Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamlet
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyrick
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Bariatric surgery; Obesity; Postoperative outcomes; Psychological health