Depression and Anxiety Incidence During Pregnancy Between Bariatric Surgery Patients and Matched Control Subjects

• Published in: Obesity surgery Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 1962 - 1968
• Main Authors: Kim, Jaewhan, Kelley, Joshua, Davidson, Lance, Richards, Nathan, Adams, Ted
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; Anxiety - etiology; Bariatric Surgery - adverse effects; Depression - epidemiology; Depression - etiology; Female; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Incidence; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental depression; Multiple births; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity - surgery; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Original Contributions; Pregnancy; Surgery; United States > US; Utah; Pregnancy; Depression; Anxiety; Bariatric surgery

Purpose Obesity is a well-known risk factor for depression and mental illnesses. Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is a common treatment for individuals with severe obesity. Studies suggest that MBS is associated with increased risk of depression. However, little is known if pregnant women follo...