[Multi-causal etiology of obesity--case report].

Etiology of obesity is influenced not only by hormonal and metabolic but also psychological factors. With increasing number of eating disorders, the number of patients without visible psychopathic personal features increases, but some personality characteristics which increase vulnerability of human organism and probability of disease exist. Therefore, we pay attention to examinations and therapy of personal characteristics of the patient and his past history.

[Experience in group therapy of obese patients].

The aim of the investigation was to verify in patients repeatedly failing the reduction the existence of personality traits which can increase an individual predisposition for development and relapse of obesity. In 1995, 65 patients of the Geronto-Metabolic Clinic in Hradec Králové (average age 41.23 +/- 10.