Personality profiles of the morbidly obese after vertical banded gastroplasty

The authors attempted to determine if mental status could predict personality profiles, 18 months after surgery in morbidly obese patients. Personality characteristics of 100 morbidly obese patients (85 female, 15 male) were analyzed after bariatric surgery (vertical banded gastroplasty). Patients w...

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Published in:Obesity surgery 2003-06, Vol.13 (3), p.394-398
Main Authors: Guisado, Juan A, Vaz, Francisco J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Body Mass Index
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrointestinal surgery
Gastroplasty - methods
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
MMPI
Obesity
Obesity, Morbid - psychology
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Personality Disorders - epidemiology
Postoperative Period
Probability
Reference Values
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Spain - epidemiology
Treatment Outcome
Weight control
Weight Loss
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Summary:The authors attempted to determine if mental status could predict personality profiles, 18 months after surgery in morbidly obese patients. Personality characteristics of 100 morbidly obese patients (85 female, 15 male) were analyzed after bariatric surgery (vertical banded gastroplasty). Patients were given the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II). Data were compared with a Spanish clinical population to validate the test in our country. Significant differences were found in Schizoid scale (P
ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1381/096089203765887723