Predictors of harmful behavior in patients undergoing bariatric surgery - a multivariate, longitudinal analysis. KU Leuven
Bariatric surgery seems to be the only treatment that achieves considerable and long-term weight loss. It doesn’t stand on its own, however, as a drastic change in lifestyle is required of the patients as well. It is clear from our clinical practice that the latter proves difficult for some patients. They get stuck in harmful behavior (i.e. eating disorders, suicidality, alcohol abuse). Research reports also suggest an increased risk of ...