Editorial: Lessons from, and on, the psychological assessment of bariatric surgery patients

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-135

  O'Neil, Patrick M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT SELECTION; WOMEN;

EID: 33645949102     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.01.010     Document Type: Editorial

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