Impact of Antidepressant Use on Gastric Bypass Surgery Patients’ Weight Loss and Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes

Autor: Ashley S. Love, Steven Bower, Walker S. Carlos Poston, Robert J. Love
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Psychosomatics. 49:478-486
ISSN: 0033-3182
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.49.6.478
Popis: Background Psychological factors may be predictive of post-surgical adjustment and successful outcomes in obesity-surgery populations. Objective The authors compared post–gastric bypass surgery (GBS) outcomes of patients being given active psychotropic treatment for depression, with those of patients without treatment or identifiable need for treatment at enrollment. Method Outcome measures included weight and repeated administration of the Medical Outcome Survey Short Form–36 (SF–36). Results There was no impact of antidepressant treatment on GBS patients’ weight loss or SF–36 outcomes. Conclusion Therefore, patients with actively treated depression should be expected to have GBS outcomes equivalent to those of patients without identifiable psychiatric illness or treatment.
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