What Happens to Patients with Bipolar Disorder after Bariatric Surgery? A Review.

Bipolar disorder (BD) patients are at high risk of obesity, which affects their quality of life (QOL). Since there is a high comorbidity between BD and obesity, most BD patients seek surgical intervention for obesity. Nowadays, bariatric surgery (BS) is considered appropriate for carefully selected patients with BD.

Effect of Anger Patterns and Depression on Serum IgA and NK Cell Frequency.

Background: There are conflicting findings about relationship between depression and anger with immunological parameters.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between anger patterns and immune system in depressed patients.

Methods: Thirty-five patients with major depressive disorder were selected according to DSM-IV criteria.