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Laurence Claes1, Walter Vandereycken, An Vandeputte
1Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Laurence.claes@ppw.kuleuven.be
Abstract:
In the pre-bariatric psychological assessment of 102 morbidly obese women, two personality subtypes emerged: a resilient/high functioning subtype with a 'normal' personality profile and an emotional dysregulated/ undercontrolled subtype, characterized by high neuroticism and low extraversion/conscientiousness. Emotional dysregulated/ undercontrolled patients showed more concerns about eating/weight/shape, more binge eating driven by emotions and external triggers, more psychological complaints (such as depression and anxiety) and more avoidance and depressive coping reactions than resilient/high functioning patients. Further research should clarify whether these clearly different psychological profiles are related to different outcomes (weight loss or well-being) of bariatric surgery.
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