Citation

Oppong BA, Nickels MW, Sax HC. Psychosomatics 2006; 47(2): 108-111.

Affiliation

Deptartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1176/appi.psy.47.2.108

PMID

16508021

Abstract

A history of sexual abuse has been associated with failure at weight loss. The authors sought to determine whether a history of sexual abuse influences success after gastric bypass surgery. Presurgical self-report questionnaires collected information, including sexual abuse history and previous psychiatric hospitalization, and 27% reported a history of sexual abuse. A history of sexual abuse correlated with (nonsignificantly) less loss of excess weight at 12 and 24 months after surgery. No significant difference in excess-weight loss was detected among those with history of sexual abuse. Therefore, such abuse histories should not preclude surgery for these patients.

Language: en