Citation

McPhee J, Khlyavich Freidl E, Eicher J, Zitsman JL, Devlin MJ, Hildebrandt T, Sysko R. Eur. Eat. Disord. Rev. 2015; 23(6): 517-523.

Affiliation

Eating and Weight Disorders Programme, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/erv.2406

PMID

26377705

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and behaviour (SI/B) among adolescents receiving bariatric surgery.

METHOD: Charts of 206 adolescents receiving bariatric surgery were reviewed. Cases with SI/B (current/lifetime reported at baseline or event occurring in the programme n = 31, 15%) were case matched on gender, age and surgery type to 31 adolescents reporting current or past psychiatric treatment and 31 adolescents denying lifetime SI/B or psychiatric treatment.

RESULTS: Before surgery, adolescents with SI/B reported significantly lower total levels of health-related quality of life (p = 0.01) and greater depressive symptoms (p = 0.004) in comparison with candidates who never received psychiatric treatment. No significant differences were found between groups for the change in depressive symptoms or body mass index following surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: As in studies of adults, a notable subset of adolescents receiving bariatric surgery indicated pre-operative or post-operative SI/B. It is critical that clinicians evaluate and monitor adolescent patients undergoing bariatric surgery for risk of SI/B. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

Language: en