High prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents eligible for bariatric surgery for severe obesity.
Acta Paediatr
; 110(5): 1534-1540, 2021 05.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To assess the prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents with severe obesity and their associations with binge eating and depression.METHODS:
Data were collected at inclusion in a randomised study of bariatric surgery in 48 adolescents (73% girls; mean age 15.7 ± 1.0 years; mean body mass index 42.6 ± 5.2 kg/m2 ). Parents completed questionnaires assessing their adolescents' symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder and reported earlier diagnoses. Patients answered self-report questionnaires on binge eating and depressive symptoms.RESULTS:
The parents of 26/48 adolescents (54%) reported scores above cut-off for symptoms of the targeted disorders in their adolescents, but only 15% reported a diagnosis, 32% of adolescents reported binge eating, and 20% reported symptoms of clinical depression. No significant associations were found between neurodevelopmental problems and binge eating or depressive symptoms. Only a third of the adolescents reported no problems in either area.CONCLUSION:
Two thirds of adolescents seeking surgical weight loss presented with substantial mental health problems (reported by themselves or their parents). This illustrates the importance of a multi-professional approach and the need to screen for and treat mental health disorders in adolescents with obesity.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Obesidad Mórbida
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Cirugía Bariátrica
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Trastorno por Atracón
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Trastorno del Espectro Autista
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia