With contributions from worldwide leaders in the field of bariatric surgery, Psychosocial Assessment and Treatment of Bariatric Surgery Patients provides an up-to-date source of information regarding psychosocial issues in the assessment and treatment of bariatric surgery patients. It is comprehensive in scope and includes background information about bariatric surgery procedures, assessment of candidates (both by clinical interview and the use of structured interviews and self-report), a review of psychosocial and eating problems that occur pre- and post-operatively, and a review of both nutritional issues and exercise issues for evaluators and treatment providers. Unique chapters include a chapter on psychopharmacological agents and a chapter on assessment of special issues in adolescents, who increasingly are the target of bariatric surgery procedures. By the end of the book, readers will know how to evaluate and prepare patients for surgery and how to treat them after.

James E. Mitchell, MD, is the NRI/Lee A. Christoferson MD Professor and Chairman of the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is also President and Scientific Director of the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute.

Martina de Zwaan, MD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the Hanover Medical School (MHH), Germany.

Mitchell, Garcia, de Zwaan, Overview of Bariatric Surgery Procedures. Sogg, Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Candidates: The Clinical Interview. Peterson, Berg, Mitchell, Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Structured Interviews and Self-report Measures. Legenbauer, Herpertz, de Zwaan, Psychosocial Problems and Psychiatric Disorders Pre- and Post Bariatric Surgery. Engel, Mitchell, de Zwaan, Steffen, Eating Disorders and Eating Problems Pre- and Post Bariatric Surgery. Gunstad, Mueller, Stanek, Spitznagel, Cognitive Dysfuntion in Obesity: Implications for Bariatric Surgery Patients. Steffen, Roerig, Engel, Psychopharmacology Pre- and Post Bariatric Surgery. Zunker, King, Physical Activity Pre- and Post Bariatric Surgery. Cummings, Furtado, Nutritional Care of the Bariatric Surgery Patient. Sysko, Devlin, Special Issues in the Assessment and Treatment of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Patients. Steffen, Mitchell, Karr, Body Image and Body Contouring in Bariatric Surgery Patients. Kalarchian, Marcus, 12A: Preoperative Lifestyle Intervention. Conceicao, Machado, 12B: Group Preparation for Bariatric Surgery. LaHaise, Mitchell, 12C: Next Step - A Bariatic Psychological Aftercare Program. Teufel, Hain, Rieber, Herzog, Zipfel, Wild, 12D: The BaSE Program - A Videoconferencing-based Aftercare. Saunders, 12E: Post-surgery Psychotherapy. Kinzl, 12F: Bariatric Aftercare.