Reuters (9/25, Carroll) reports, “After weight-loss surgery, patients may be more likely to need mental health services, including psychiatric hospitalizations,” research indicated.
Healio (9/25, Demko) reports, “Over an average follow-up of five years, one in 10 patients who underwent bariatric surgery used mental health service afterwards,” researchers concluded in a 24,766-patient study, the findings of which were published online Sept. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry.
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— “Patients more likely to seek psychiatric help after weight-loss surgery, “Linda Carroll, Reuters, September 25, 2019