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Published in: Obesity Surgery 3/2009

01-03-2009 | Review

Psychosocial Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery: The Boston Interview and Opportunities for Intervention

Authors: Stephanie Sogg, DeAnna L. Mori

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

The process of psychosocial evaluation for weight loss surgery (WLS) is one that goes beyond serving the function of information-gathering (Bauchowitz et al. in Surg Obes Relat Dis 3:554–558, 2007; Friedman et al. in Surg Obes Relat Dis 3:376–382, 2007; Lanyon and Maxwell in Obes Surg 17:321–328, 2007; Sogg and Mori in Obes Surg 14:370–380, 2004; Sogg and Mori in Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:455–463, 2008). This process offers myriad opportunities for delivering significant and powerful interventions that can enhance the patient’s success in the WLS process. A discussion of the unique opportunities for psychosocial intervention afforded by the pre-surgical evaluation process is presented, using The Boston Interview for Bariatric Surgery (Sogg and Mori in Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:455–463, 2008) as the organizing framework.
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Metadata
Title
Psychosocial Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery: The Boston Interview and Opportunities for Intervention
Authors
Stephanie Sogg
DeAnna L. Mori
Publication date
01-03-2009
Publisher
Springer New York
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9676-7

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