Dermatological Emergencies
(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Description of skin lesions Macule: flat circumscribed lesion <1 cm in diameter, not palpable and characterized by change in colour of…
Choosing Psychiatric Medications for Patients with Severe Obesity and Pharmacological Treatments for Severe Obesity in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders: A Case Study
Psychotropic drugs and their respective metabolic effects Psychotropic drug Weight gain/obesity and metabolic risk References Valproate weight, appetite, food intake [6, 7, 9, 10] energy expenditure, metabolic rate Lithium weight,…
Technology to Promote Obesity Self-Management
Fig. 21.1 Web-based interface Figure 21.2 illustrates the smartphone version of the online web-based cognitive behavioral portal. The smartphone version includes not only the six core modules of the cognitive…
Behavioural Interventions for Weight Management Among Patients with Schizophrenia
Author, date Type of review (K) Sample description Intervention variables Outcome measures Types of research design Weight management findings Comments Bonfioli et al., 2012 [20] SR and MA (13) Adults…
Nutrition Management of Severe Obesity
1. A one size fits all approach —meaning that the diet doesn’t require any personalized information such as height, weight or personal goals 2. Nutrition advice given by somebody who has minimal…
Young Adulthood and Obesity Management: Developmental Issues and Transition of Care
Developmental issues Examples School difficulties – Lower academic achievement – Diminished cognitive functions – Disruptive behaviour – School dropout Work difficulties – Decreased economic stability – Worker illness absenteeism (physical and mental health related) Weight-based bullying…
Overview of Medical and Surgical Treatment of Severe Obesity
Fig. 6.1 Sleeve gastrectomy . From Jones DB, Maithel SK, Schneider BE. Atlas of minimally invasive surgery. Woodbury CT: Cine-Med; 2006. Copyright Cine-Med Inc.; with permission 6.3.2 Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric…
Addictive Disorders in Severe Obesity and After Bariatric Surgery
Patient demographic and social factors Substance use related factors Malesa Family history of a substance use disordera Younger age Presurgery nicotine usea Lower interpersonal support presurgery Post-surgery recreational drug usea…
Eating Disorders in Severe Obesity
Control Loss of control Large amount of food eaten Overeating Objective binge eating Average amount of food eaten Normal eating Subjective binge eating Source: Fairburn and Cooper [52] 10.5.3…
Integrated Case Summary
Severity of eating problems Non-pharmacological intervention Pharmacological intervention 1 Psycho-education – Nutrition group session Peer Support Groups 2 Online CBT Psychologist/Psychiatrist Assessment for Comorbidities Nutrition counselling 3 In-person CBT or…
