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- Title
Prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery.
- Authors
Porcu, Mauro; Franzin, Ricardo; de Abreu, Paulo Belmonte; Previdelli, Isolde Terezinha Santos; Astolfi, Mateus
- Abstract
Morbid obesity is associated to several psychiatric disorders and bariatric surgery is a therapeutic option. Current research characterizes the prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in patients who underwent bariatric surgery at the Regional Hospital of Maringa and at the Obesity Surgery Center of Maringá, Maringá PR Brazil. Study was undertaken with 50 morbid obese patients who underwent bariatnc surgery and comprised different penods, namely, pre-surgeiy, one month after surgery, three months after surgery and six months after surgery. Depressive disorder was evaluated by Beck's Depression Inventory and by the Hospital Scale ofAnxiety and Depression (I-TAD). Results show prevalence of anxiety in 40% (20) of patients during the pre-surgeiy penod; 18% during the 1st post-surgery month; 8% during the 3rd post- surgery month and 14% dunng the 6th post-surgery month. High rates of depression were found in 26% (13) of patients in the pre-surgery period; 10% in the 1st and 3rd post-surgery month and 8% in the 6th post-surgery month. Levels of anxiety were actually high in the pre-operative period but they decreased in the 1st and 3rd months after surgery. However, a rise during the 6th month was reported which reached higher levels than that during the 3rd month.
- Subjects
MARINGA (Brazil); BRAZIL; MENTAL depression; BARIATRIC surgery; ANXIETY disorders; OVERWEIGHT persons; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Acta Scientiarum: Health Sciences, 2011, Vol 33, Issue 2, p165
- ISSN
1679-9291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/actascihealthsci.v33i2.7653