ArticleSurgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery2017
Bariatric surgery in patients with bipolar spectrum disorders: Selection factors, postoperative visit attendance, and weight outcomes.
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- Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Bipolar and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Surgical Management of Obesity Among People with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: a Systematic Review of Outcomes and Recommendations for Future Research.Obesity surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Managing metabolic syndrome in bipolar disorder: multidisciplinary monitoring and treatment strategies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- International expert consensus on surgery for type 2 diabetes mellitus.BMC endocrine disorders · 2025Review
- Lithium toxicity following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Mini review and illustrative case.The mental health clinician · 2022Article
- What Happens to Patients with Bipolar Disorder after Bariatric Surgery? A Review.Obesity surgery · 2021Review
- Risk of Delayed Discharge and Reoperation of Gastric Bypass Patients with Psychiatric Comorbidity-a Nationwide Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- Bipolar Disorder and Obesity: Contributing Factors, Impact on Clinical Course, and the Role of Bariatric Surgery.Current obesity reports · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundAs many as 3% of bariatric surgery candidates are diagnosed with a bipolar spectrum disorder.
objectives1) To describe differences between patients with bipolar spectrum disorders who are approved and not approved for surgery by the mental health evaluator and 2) to examine surgical outcomes of patients with bipolar spectrum disorders.
settingAcademic medical center, United States.
methodsA retrospective record review was conducted of consecutive patients who applied for bariatric surgery between 2004 and 2009. Patients diagnosed with bipolar spectrum disorders who were approved for surgery (n = 42) were compared with patients with a bipolar spectrum disorder who were not approved (n = 31) and to matched control surgical patients without a bipolar spectrum diagnosis (n = 29) on a variety of characteristics and surgical outcomes.
resultsOf bariatric surgery candidates diagnosed with a bipolar spectrum disorder who applied for surgery, 57% were approved by the psychologist and 48% ultimately had surgery. Patients with a bipolar spectrum disorder who were approved for surgery were less likely to have had a previous psychiatric hospitalization than those who were not approved for surgery. Bariatric surgery patients diagnosed with a bipolar spectrum disorder were less likely to attend follow-up care appointments 2 or more years postsurgery compared to matched patients without bipolar disorder. Among patients with available data, those with a bipolar spectrum disorder and matched patients had similar weight loss at 12 months (n = 21 for bipolar; n = 24 for matched controls) and at 2 or more years (mean = 51 mo; n = 11 for bipolar; n = 20 for matched controls).
conclusionPatients diagnosed with a bipolar spectrum disorder have a high rate of delay/denial for bariatric surgery based on the psychosocial evaluation and are less likely to attend medical follow-up care 2 or more years postsurgery. Carefully screened patients with bipolar disorder who engage in long-term follow-up care may benefit from bariatric surgery.
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