The potential for cross-addiction in post-bariatric surgery patients: Considerations for primary care nurse practitioners

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Vol. 28; no. 12; pp. 675 - 682
• Main Authors: Bak, Melissa, Seibold-Simpson, Susan M., Darling, Rosa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2016; American Association of Nurse Practitioners; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: addiction; Addictions; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism - psychology; Bariatric Surgery - psychology; Behavior, Addictive - diagnosis; Behavior, Addictive - psychology; Exercise - psychology; Feeding Behavior - psychology; Focus Groups; Gambling - psychology; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Mental health; Middle Aged; Nursing; Obesity; Physicians; Primary care; Qualitative Research; screening; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Specialty services; weight management; United States > US; weight management; Obesity; screening; addiction

Background and purpose Possible mental health issues for post‐bariatric surgery patients include the development of cross‐addictions after the rapid weight loss period. No validated screening tool to assess for possible cross‐addictions exists. The main purpose of this study was to develop recommend...