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Psychosocial Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery: The Boston Interview and Opportunities for Intervention

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The process of psychosocial evaluation for weight loss surgery (WLS) is one that goes beyond serving the function of information-gathering (Bauchowitz et al. in Surg Obes Relat Dis 3:554–558, 2007; Friedman et al. in Surg Obes Relat Dis 3:376–382, 2007; Lanyon and Maxwell in Obes Surg 17:321–328, 2007; Sogg and Mori in Obes Surg 14:370–380, 2004; Sogg and Mori in Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:455–463, 2008). This process offers myriad opportunities for delivering significant and powerful interventions that can enhance the patient’s success in the WLS process. A discussion of the unique opportunities for psychosocial intervention afforded by the pre-surgical evaluation process is presented, using The Boston Interview for Bariatric Surgery (Sogg and Mori in Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:455–463, 2008) as the organizing framework.

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Sogg, S., Mori, D.L. Psychosocial Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery: The Boston Interview and Opportunities for Intervention. OBES SURG 19, 369–377 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9676-7

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