Observational studySurgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery2020
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents who underwent bariatric surgery.
Observational study in Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00474318 (Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) Research Project
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Incidence of Suicide Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Prognosis Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Quality of Life and Depression.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Psychosocial outcomes after adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery: a narrative review of the literature.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2025Review
- Prevalence of mental disorders in patients with pathological obesity selected for bariatric surgery in the KOS-BAR nationwide multi-centre pilot programme - a preliminary report.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Trajectories of Psychopathology and Dysregulation 2-4 Years following Adolescent Bariatric Surgery.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2023Article
- Marijuana, e-cigarette, and tobacco product use in young adults who underwent pediatric bariatric surgery.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2023Observational
- Ethics of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescence and Its Implications for Clinical Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Update on Metabolic Bariatric Surgery for Morbidly Obese Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation in young adults 5 years after undergoing bariatric surgery as adolescents.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Cigarette Use and Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Observational
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Abstract
backgroundExtant literature warns of elevated suicide risks in adults postbariatric surgery, making understanding risks for adolescent patients imperative.
objectivesTo examine prevalence and predictors/correlates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in adolescents with severe obesity who did/did not undergo bariatric surgery from presurgery/baseline to 4 years postsurgery.
settingFive academic medical centers.
methodsUsing a prospective observational design, surgical adolescents (n = 153; 79% female, 65% white, mean [M]
resultsFor the surgical group, rates of STBs were low (year 2 [1.3%-4.6%]; year 4 [2.6%-7.9%], similar to national base rates. Groups did not differ on a year 4 postsurgical STBs (post-STBs) composite (post-STBs: ideation/plan/attempt; n = 18 surgical [16%], n = 10 nonsurgical [18%]; odds ratio = .95, P = .90). For the surgical group, predictors/correlates identified within the broader suicide literature (e.g., psychopathology [P < .01], victimization [P < .05], dysregulation [P < .001], drug use [P < .05], and knowing an attemptor/completer [P < .001]) were significantly associated with post-STBs. Surgery-specific factors (e.g., percent weight loss, weight satisfaction) were nonsignificant. Of those reporting a lifetime attempt history at year 4, only a minority (4/13 surgical, 3/9 nonsurgical) reported a first attempt during the study period. Of 3 decedents (2 surgical, 1 nonsurgical), none were confirmed suicides.
conclusionsThe present study indicates that undergoing bariatric surgery in adolescence does not heighten (or lower) risk of STB engagement across the initial 4 years after surgery. Suicide risks present before surgery persisted, and also newly emerged in a subgroup with poorer psychosocial health.
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