@article{ref1,
title="The impact of a history of sexual abuse on weight loss in gastric bypass patients",
journal="Psychosomatics",
year="2006",
author="Oppong, Bridget A. and Nickels, Mark W. and Sax, Harry C.",
volume="47",
number="2",
pages="108-111",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-3182",
doi="10.1176/appi.psy.47.2.108",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.47.2.108"
}