Magenmodulierende operationen bei patienten mit adipositas und psychiatrischen komorbiditäten

Translated title of the contribution: Bariatric surgery of obese patients with psychiatric comorbidities

Matthias Nagel*, S. Koenecke, B. Willenborg, M. Penshorn, E. Gorsky-Ostmeier, W. Tigges, H. Tigges, U. Schweiger

*Corresponding author for this work

    Abstract

    The aim of this paper was to review the literature to help the psychiatrist or psychotherapist to inform the psychiatric patient with adipositas. We reviewed actual literature, the guidelines of the public health expert group (SEG 7) under consideration of the AWMF S3 guidelines of the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) - Surgical Working Group for Adiposity Therapy (CA-ADIP) and the guidelines of the medical consultant service of the health insurance (MDK). Bariatric surgery is associated with long term weight loss and a decrease of overall mortality. Patients suffering from psychiatric disorders tend to lose less weight compared to healthy persons. Decreased weight loss in these patients are not contraindications for bariatric surgery in general. Rigorous postoperative medical and psychiatric follow-up has to be implemented. Contraindications are not given by a psychiatric diagnosis, but in patients who are not able to attend to medical follow-up examinations.

    Translated title of the contributionBariatric surgery of obese patients with psychiatric comorbidities
    Original languageGerman
    JournalNervenheilkunde
    Volume31
    Issue number1-2
    Pages (from-to)55-60
    Number of pages6
    ISSN0722-1541
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Research Areas and Centers

    • Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)

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