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Psychological profile of the bariatric surgery candidates in a spanish hospital in 2020: a descriptive study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

N.M. Casado Espada ,
C. Ortiz-Fune ,
M. Bersabe-Pérez ,
S. Delgado-Perales ,
S. Díaz-Trejo ,
D. González-Parra  and
C. Roncero
N.M. Casado Espada*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Salamanca University Healthcare Complex; Psychiatric Unit. School of Medicine. University of Salamanca (Spain); Institute of Biomedicine of Salamanca (IBSAL), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain., Salamanca, Spain
C. Ortiz-Fune
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex, Salamanca, Spain
M. Bersabe-Pérez
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex, Salamanca, Spain
S. Delgado-Perales
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex, Salamanca, Spain
S. Díaz-Trejo
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex, Salamanca, Spain
D. González-Parra
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex. Institute of Biomedicine of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
C. Roncero
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Salamanca University Healthcare Complex; Psychiatric Unit. School of Medicine. University of Salamanca (Spain); Institute of Biomedicine of Salamanca (IBSAL), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain., Salamanca, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Previous research has found that candidates for bariatric surgery usually present anxiety, depression, personality disorders and/or a tendency to binge eating. The situation related with the pandemic and the lockdowns during the 2020 are possible aggravating factors for these characteristics.

Objectives

To study the more important psychological characteristics presented by candidates for bariatric surgery.

Methods

40 people between 29 and 65 years old (M=46.4, SD=9.1; 37.5% male, 62.5% female) were evaluated between July and December of 2020. The assessment consisted in an interview carried out by a clinical psychologist, and a pool of questionnaires to evaluate depression and anxiety symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI; and the Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale, GADS) the existence of a binge eating pattern (the Binge Eating Scale; BES) and personality traits (the Salamanca Screening Test).

Results

The 25% of the sample had previous mental health antecedents. Eight people disclosed to feel stress in relation with the COVID-19, and 18 presented an emotional regulation strategy using food during the lockdown. 62.5% scored above the cut-off point on the BDI (mild=27.5%, moderate=20%, severe=15%) and a 40% and a 47.5% did it for the anxiety and the depression (respectively) GADS subscales. 20% presented a binge eating pattern according with the BES. Most common personality traits were histrionic (50%), emotionally unstable impulsive type (45%), and anxious (42.5%).

Conclusions

These findings support the previous scientific literature. Psychological intervention programs may be considered to guarantee the surgery’s success, especially when adverse contextual circumstances are presented.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

obesityBariatric surgeryPSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILEpsychiatric comorbidity
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S653
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