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1103 – Obesity, Psychopathology And Neuropsychology: Clinical And Therapeutic Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

R.A. Paoli ,
E. Zugno ,
E. Caletti ,
L. Paganelli ,
C. Prunas ,
E. Ostinelli  and
A.C. Altamura
R.A. Paoli
Affiliation:
Mental Health, University of Milan, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
E. Zugno
Affiliation:
Mental Health, University of Milan, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
E. Caletti
Affiliation:
Mental Health, University of Milan, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
L. Paganelli
Affiliation:
Mental Health, University of Milan, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
C. Prunas
Affiliation:
Mental Health, University of Milan, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
E. Ostinelli
Affiliation:
Mental Health, University of Milan, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
A.C. Altamura
Affiliation:
Mental Health, University of Milan, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy

Abstract

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Introduction

Experimental evidence indicates that patients with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or mood disorders have a higher incidence of overweight and obesity (Daumit et al., 2003).

Objectives

This review describes the neuropsychological functioning and therapeutical approaches (psychotherapeutic, pharmacological, surgical) in obese patients with psychiatric disorders.

Aims

To provide suggestions for good clinical practice in obese subjects with psychopathology, based on data found in the literature.

Methods

MEDLINE and PubMed databases (1962-2012) were searched for English-language articles.

Results

Most of the literature says that the best treatment for these patients should use an integrated approach, starting from an assessment of the psychological and cognitive resources to set up a more effective and personalized therapeutic path.

Conclusions

Obese patients who have psychiatric disorders represent a population that requires specific treatment measures; in fact, the development, the maintenance and the outcome of the problem of weight are influenced not only by physical and life style factors, but also by specific factors related to psychopathology, neuropsycology, and side effects of certain drugs.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 28 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2013 , 28-E497
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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