Relationship between depression, weight, and patient satisfaction 2 years after bariatric surgery.

Background: Findings regarding longer term symptoms of depression and the impact of depression on outcomes such as weight loss and patient satisfaction, are mixed or lacking.

Objectives: This study sought to understand the relationship between depression, weight loss, and patient satisfaction in the two years after bariatric surgery.

Setting: This study used data from a multi-institutional, statewide quality improvement collaborative of 45 different bariatric surgery sites.

The Impact of Emotional Regulation Strategies on Pain Catastrophizing in the Context of Interpersonal Relationships.

Objectives: The Communal Coping Model suggests that pain catastrophizing may serve to elicit support from others. What is not known is how emotional regulation, namely emotional inhibition, impacts pain catastrophizing within the context of an interpersonal relationship. Individuals who have a greater tendency to emotionally inhibit may have a greater likelihood to use catastrophizing as a means for seeking support, particularly in relationships characterized by satisfaction and emotional validation.

A Review of Psychosocial Risk Factors Among Transgender Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery.

As nearly one third of transgender individuals in the USA are obese, more transgender patients may pursue bariatric surgery as a means of sustaining weight loss. Transgender individuals, like bariatric surgery patients, have high rates of mood pathology, substance use, abuse, and self-harm behaviors. However, there is no research on transgender bariatric surgery candidates.