Abstract: Major scientific guidelines on obesity medical management recognize the importance of assessing issues such as eating behaviors, motivation to change and psychopathologies that may interfere with optimal weight loss and long term maintenance. However it is an open question if the results of the assessment are really taken into account in the choice of the treatment and which are the most useful instruments in assessing obese patients. At least three surveys have attempted to characterize common practices that constitute the preoperative psychological consultation for obese patients (Bauchowitz et al., 2005; Fabricatore, et al. 2006; Walfishet al. 2007), but perhaps the strongest conclusion is that no practice is universal. Italian guidelines on obesity treatment (LIGIO, 1999) only contain general indications for instruments useful in psychological assessment . In this workshop we will compare the sets of assessment tools used in a sample of 9 eating disorder centers in Northern Italy with those reported in these three surveys The tests and procedures selected for the evaluation depend on the domains the consultant believes are important to assess. Available guidelines do not recommend the use of any specific psychological assessment tool. Since we consider that not only psychopathological but also psychological factors influence the choice of a specific therapy, we will propose and discuss with the participants a set of tools which could be useful to assess both aspects.
Psychological assessment of obese patients from guidelines to real world
TAGLIABUE, ANNA;TRENTANI, CLAUDIA;
2011-01-01
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Abstract: Major scientific guidelines on obesity medical management recognize the importance of assessing issues such as eating behaviors, motivation to change and psychopathologies that may interfere with optimal weight loss and long term maintenance. However it is an open question if the results of the assessment are really taken into account in the choice of the treatment and which are the most useful instruments in assessing obese patients. At least three surveys have attempted to characterize common practices that constitute the preoperative psychological consultation for obese patients (Bauchowitz et al., 2005; Fabricatore, et al. 2006; Walfishet al. 2007), but perhaps the strongest conclusion is that no practice is universal. Italian guidelines on obesity treatment (LIGIO, 1999) only contain general indications for instruments useful in psychological assessment . In this workshop we will compare the sets of assessment tools used in a sample of 9 eating disorder centers in Northern Italy with those reported in these three surveys The tests and procedures selected for the evaluation depend on the domains the consultant believes are important to assess. Available guidelines do not recommend the use of any specific psychological assessment tool. Since we consider that not only psychopathological but also psychological factors influence the choice of a specific therapy, we will propose and discuss with the participants a set of tools which could be useful to assess both aspects.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
