ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2021
High prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents eligible for bariatric surgery for severe obesity.
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- Surgery for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
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- The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Quality of Life and Depression.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- The impact of disordered eating and eating behavior on weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy in Egyptian adolescents.Obesity pillars · 2025Article
- Young people and parent or carers views on type 2 diabetes mellitus care in England and Wales: analysis of parent and patient-reported measures survey.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Cognitive functioning in adolescents with severe obesity undergoing bariatric surgery or intensive non-surgical treatment in Sweden (AMOS2): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Long-term Outcomes Following Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Review
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- Editorial: Cellular and molecular responses to changes in nutrition and exercise.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Article
- Adapting pediatric obesity care to better suit adolescent patients: Design of a treatment platform and results compared with standard care in the national patient quality register.Obesity science & practice · 2021Article
- High prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents eligible for bariatric surgery for severe obesity.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo assess the prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents with severe obesity and their associations with binge eating and depression.
methodsData were collected at inclusion in a randomised study of bariatric surgery in 48 adolescents (73% girls; mean age 15.7 ± 1.0 years; mean body mass index 42.6 ± 5.2 kg/m
resultsThe parents of 26/48 adolescents (54%) reported scores above cut-off for symptoms of the targeted disorders in their adolescents, but only 15% reported a diagnosis, 32% of adolescents reported binge eating, and 20% reported symptoms of clinical depression. No significant associations were found between neurodevelopmental problems and binge eating or depressive symptoms. Only a third of the adolescents reported no problems in either area.
conclusionTwo thirds of adolescents seeking surgical weight loss presented with substantial mental health problems (reported by themselves or their parents). This illustrates the importance of a multi-professional approach and the need to screen for and treat mental health disorders in adolescents with obesity.
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