Depression after Bariatric Surgery: Triggers, Identification, Treatment, and Prevention

by Cynthia L. Alexander, PsyD INTRODUCTION A recent study in the Archives of Surgery has caught the attention of the bariatric community. It found the suicide rate after bariatric surgery to be at least five times that of the general population.1 This study may be thought of as important preliminary information, but it does not … Continue reading Depression after Bariatric Surgery: Triggers, Identification, Treatment, and Prevention