Posted by LostBoyinNC45 on April 10, 2014, at 22:51:09
In reply to Re: Bariatric surgery cures depression?, posted by Christ_empowered on April 10, 2014, at 17:31:50
You are missing the point. Im not talking about the psychological component of weight loss improving depression. Yeah, for some that would help "their" depression.
What Im referring to is the fact that depressives who are obese (which is probably most of them) can greatly benefit from the profound physiological changes that occurs after weight loss surgery. Specifically, weight loss surgery is said to either cure or dramatically reduce severity of sleep apnea, it drops blood sugar in type II diabetics and in those with metabolic syndrome. And you will start to exercise and be more physically active after significant weight loss.
Fatigue levels are reported to improve after significant weight loss, obesity is well associated with chronic fatigue and lethargy.
The weight loss outfit I am working with requires all their surgical patients to see psychologists before the surgery and after the surgery, to pre-screen weight loss surgery candidates who may have severe psychiatric illnesses that will eliminate candidates. The surgeon mentioned three that will cause someone to not be accepted include schizophrenia, untreated severe depression and borderline personality disorder.
Eric AKA "LostBoyinNC"
> hmmm...plastic surgeons say their services can cure/help depression, too.
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