TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The impact of a history of sexual abuse on weight loss in gastric bypass patients
JO  - Psychosomatics
A1  - Oppong, Bridget A.
A1  - Nickels, Mark W.
A1  - Sax, Harry C.
SP  - 108
EP  - 111
VL  - 47
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3182
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.47.2.108
ID  - ref1
ER  -