Mental health evaluations for adolescents prior to bariatric surgery: A review of existing practices and a specific example of assessment procedures

Clinical Obesity

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 62-72

  Sysko, R ^a,b   Zandberg, L J ^c   Devlin, M J ^a,b   Annunziato, R A ^d   Zitsman, J L ^e   Walsh, B T ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Surgeons of Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Graduate School of Applied Professional Psychology   (United States)

^d FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bariatric surgery; Mental health evaluation; Review

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EATING HABIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84905565413     PISSN: 17588103     EISSN: 17588111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cob.12019     Document Type: Review

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