Evaluation of the association of bariatric surgery with subsequent depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Bariatric surgery is helpful in enabling sustained weight loss, but effects on depression are unclear. Reductions in depression-related symptoms and increases in suicide rate have both been observed after bariatric surgery, but these observations are confounded by the presence of pre-existing depression. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of bariatric surgery on subsequent depression diagnosis.

Subjects/methods

In this observational study, a prospective cohort study was simulated by evaluating depression risk based on diagnostic codes. An administrative database was utilized for this study, containing records and observations between 1 January 2008 through 29 February 2016 of enrolled patients in the United States. Individuals considered i

SUBMITTER: Yuan W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821578 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature