Does comorbid psychiatric disorder argue for or against surgical treatment of obesity?

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 401-402

  Simon, Gregory E ^a   Arterburn, David E ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EATING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; OBESITY;

EID: 68949146875     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.05.014     Document Type: Editorial

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