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Eunice Y Chen1, Karla C Fettich, Megan Tierney
1Department of Psychology, Weiss Hall 1701, North 13th Street, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6085, USA. eunice.chen@temple.edu
Abstract:
There are high rates of suicide ideation and/or behavior in severely obese individuals. The potential contributors to suicide ideation in a sample of 334 severely obese bariatric surgery candidates was explored. Lack of college education, a history of suicide ideation and/or behavior, psychological distress, hopelessness, loneliness, history of physical and/or sexual abuse, and lifetime major depression were associated with current suicide ideation. Some of the correlates of suicide ideation in severely obese bariatric surgery-seeking samples are similar to those found in the general community and this knowledge may serve to improve the psychological assessment and care for this group.
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