This book provides mental health professionals with a basic overview of the types of procedures involved in bariatric surgery and the specific psychological impacts such operations can have on their patients. It also serves as a valuable resource to surgeons, nurses, doctors, and support staff who are involved in the medical treatment of obesity, but who may have little background in the psychosocial implications of their work.
An accompanying questionnaire is available at http: //www.eatingdisordersarena.com/resource...
Language
English
Pages
182
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Routledge
Release
June 22, 2005
ISBN
0415949661
ISBN 13
9780415949668
Bariatric Surgery: Psychosocial Assessment and Treatment
This book provides mental health professionals with a basic overview of the types of procedures involved in bariatric surgery and the specific psychological impacts such operations can have on their patients. It also serves as a valuable resource to surgeons, nurses, doctors, and support staff who are involved in the medical treatment of obesity, but who may have little background in the psychosocial implications of their work.
An accompanying questionnaire is available at http: //www.eatingdisordersarena.com/resource...