Incidence and Determinants of Mental Health Service Use After Bariatric Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Obesity is associated with an increased prevalence of psychiatric disorders. The association of bariatric surgery with mental health outcomes is poorly understood.

Objective

To investigate the association of bariatric surgery with the incidence of outpatient, emergency department (ED), and inpatient mental health service use.

Design, setting, and participants

This statewide, mirror-image, longitudinal cohort study used data from Western Australian Department of Health Data Linkage Branch records from all patients undergoing index (ie, first) bariatric surgery in Western Australia over a 10-year period (January 2007-December 2016), with mean (SD) follow-up periods of 10.2 (2.9) years before and 5.2 (2.9) years after index bariatric surgery. The data analysis

SUBMITTER: Morgan DJR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6763981 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature