Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 628-634 , November 2010

Congruence between clinical and research-based psychiatric assessment in bariatric surgical candidates

  • J.E. Mitchell, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota
    • ,
  • K.J. Steffen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota
    • ,
  • M. de Zwaan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • T.W. Ertelt, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
    • ,
  • J.M. Marino, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
    • ,
  • A. Mueller, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Fargo, North Dakota
    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Astrid Mueller, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen

Received 25 September 2009 ,Revised 16 January 2010 ,Accepted 23 January 2010.

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 Funding for the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-3 Consortium was provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: grant DCC-U01 DK066557; Columbia-Presbyterian, grant U01-DK66667; University of Washington, grant U01-DK66568; Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, grant U01-DK66471; East Carolina University, grant U01-DK66526; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, grant U01-DK66585; Oregon Health & Science University grant U01-DK66555, and the Office of Research on Women's Health.

PII: S1550-7289(10)00034-1

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2010.01.007

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 628-634 , November 2010

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