Bariatric Surgery: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals [Hardcover]

James E. Mitchell (Editor), Martina de Zwaan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0415949661 | ISBN-13: 978-0415949668 | Edition: 1

This book provides mental health professionals with a basic overview of the types of procedures involved in bariatric surgery and the specific psychological impacts such operations can have on their patients. It also serves as a valuable resource to surgeons, nurses, doctors, and support staff who are involved in the medical treatment of obesity, but who may have little background in the psychosocial implications of their work.

An accompanying questionnaire is available at http://www.eatingdisordersarena.com/resources/EDQ.pdf

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About the Author

James E. Mitchell, M.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Mitchell is also President and Scientific Director of the Neuropsychiatric Research Insititute in Fargo, North Dakota.

Martina de Zwaan, M.D., is in the Department of General Psychiatry, at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Hospital, in Erlangen, Austria.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (June 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415949661
• ISBN-13: 978-0415949668
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,264,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)