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by Merle C. Goldberg, LCSW; and Heidi M. Limbrunner, PsyD

Merle Goldberg is in private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland, and is co-author of Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right For You and My Thin Excuse: Understanding, Recognizing and Overcoming Eating Disorders.
Heidi M. Limbrunner, PsyD, is with Southeast Psychological Services in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Introduction
In our previous article in the November/December issue of Bariatric Times, we reviewed the rationale for using a cognitive behavioral model (CBT) traditionally used for eating disorder treatment for the bariatric surgery population. In this issue, we will further discuss in detail the topics and goals for each of the CBT groups (Table 1. Finally, we will review future considerations in the continued use of this model.

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by Pedro Paulo Tanaka, MD and Jay B. Brodsky, MD

Dr. Tanaka is Visiting Associate Professor (Anesthesia), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Associate Professor (Anesthesia), Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; and Dr. Brodsky is Professor (Anesthesia), Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine.

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