Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Reported ADHD Symptoms in Bariatric Patients: Focus on Mood and Anxiety Comorbidity, Disordered Eating, and Temperamental Traits.

Purpose: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. A positive association between ADHD and obesity has been observed, especially in adult samples. In this study, prevalence and correlates of self-reported symptoms indicative of a positive screening for ADHD were examined in patients seeking bariatric treatment.

Efficacy of multivitamin support following bariatric surgery in patients with obesity: a prospective observational study.

Purpose: Bariatric surgery (BS), an effective treatment for severe obesity and its comorbidities, may result in micronutrient and vitamin deficiencies. This monocentric prospective observational study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a specifically designed vitamin/mineral formula (Bariatrifast, BIOITALIA S.r.

Prevalence and psychiatric comorbidities of night-eating behavior in obese bariatric patients: preliminary evidence for a connection between night-eating and bipolar spectrum disorders.

Purpose: The co-occurrence of obesity, eating and mood disorders has been frequently reported in clinical and epidemiological settings. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of night-eating obese patients referred for bariatric surgery and to identify associated psychopathology and psychiatric comorbidity.

Methods: The sample was composed of 121 obese patients consecutively enrolled between November 2010 and May 2012 during psychiatric evaluations for bariatric intervention.

Prevalence of mood, panic and eating disorders in obese patients referred to bariatric surgery: patterns of comorbidity and relationship with body mass index.

Purpose: We aimed at investigating the lifetime prevalence of mood, eating and panic disorders in a large sample of obese patients referred to bariatric surgery. We also explored the patterns of psychiatric comorbidity and their relationship with Body Mass Index (BMI).

Methods: The sample was composed of patients consecutively referred for pre-surgical evaluation to the Obesity Center of Pisa University Hospital between January 2004 and November 2016.

Mood disorders comorbidity in obese bariatric patients: the role of the emotional dysregulation.

Background: Obese patients seeking bariatric surgery are known to show high rates of mental disorders, mainly mood and eating disorders. The aim of the present study is to evaluate psychiatric comorbidities, affective temperamental dimensions, emotional dysregulation and impulsivity in a sample of obese bariatric patients, exploring the differences between obese patients with and without mood disorders (MD).

Methods: A total of 69 obese patients were consecutively enrolled between March and November 2019 during the presurgical evaluation routinely performed before the bariatric intervention.

Psychiatric Aspects of Obesity: A Narrative Review of Pathophysiology and Psychopathology.

In the last decades, obesity has become a major concern for clinical and public health. Despite the variety of available treatments, the outcomes remain-by and large-still unsatisfactory, owing to high rates of nonresponse and relapse. Interestingly, obesity is being associated with a growing surge of neuropsychiatric problems, certainly related to the pathogenesis of this condition, and likely to be of great consequence as for its treatment and prognosis.

Psychopathological and psychiatric evaluation of patients affected by lipodystrophy.

Purpose: Lipodystrophy is a collection of rare disorders defined by complete or partial loss of adipose tissue, due to abnormal adipocyte production, function, or distribution; it shares the main metabolic complications with obesity. Aims of the present study were to investigate the psychopathological characteristics of non-HIV lipodystrophic patients in comparison with a group of obese patients, a group of patients affected by oncologic chronic illness, and a control group of healthy subjects.

Methods: All participants were female: 16 non-HIV lipodystrophic women (mean age 42 ± 12 years), 20 women with breast cancer (adenocarcinoma with a positive sentinel lymph node in outpatients awaiting chemotherapy, mean age 44 ± 5 years), 20 obese women (mean age 40 ± 3 years), and 20 healthy women (mean age 40 ± 2 years).

Psychopathological Behaviour and Cognition in Morbid Obesity.

Background: Obesity is a chronic condition with high prevalence and multifaceted aetiology, accompanied by an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Obesity has several negative effects on the psychological status, and the severity of psychological disorders correlates with the degree of obesity.

Objective: Aim of this review is to provide an overview of the literature concerning the psychological distress associated with severe obesity, which contributes to deterioration of the quality of life of affected patients.

Artificial neural networks in the outcome prediction of adjustable gastric banding in obese women.

Background: Obesity is unanimously regarded as a global epidemic and a major contributing factor to the development of many common illnesses. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) is one of the most popular surgical approaches worldwide. Yet, substantial variability in the results and significant rate of failure can be expected, and it is still debated which categories of patients are better suited to this type of bariatric procedure.

Axis I and II disorders and quality of life in bariatric surgery candidates.

Objective: This study examined the prevalence of Axis I and II psychopathology and its relationship with quality of life in candidates for bariatric surgery.

Method: Consecutive obese subjects (N = 282) with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m(2) or more received a thorough psychiatric assessment including the Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM-IV Axis I and II Disorders; the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh; and the short-form Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire. Subjects were recruited between November 2001 and March 2006.