High prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents eligible for bariatric surgery for severe obesity
(2021) In Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics 110(5). p.1534-1540- Abstract
Aim: To assess the prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents with severe obesity and their associations with binge eating and depression. Methods: Data were collected at inclusion in a randomised study of bariatric surgery in 48 adolescents (73% girls; mean age 15.7 ± 1.0 years; mean body mass index 42.6 ± 5.2 kg/m2). Parents completed questionnaires assessing their adolescents’ symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder and reported earlier diagnoses. Patients answered self-report questionnaires on binge eating and depressive symptoms. Results: The parents of 26/48 adolescents (54%) reported scores above cut-off for symptoms of the targeted disorders in their adolescents,... (More)
Aim: To assess the prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents with severe obesity and their associations with binge eating and depression. Methods: Data were collected at inclusion in a randomised study of bariatric surgery in 48 adolescents (73% girls; mean age 15.7 ± 1.0 years; mean body mass index 42.6 ± 5.2 kg/m2). Parents completed questionnaires assessing their adolescents’ symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder and reported earlier diagnoses. Patients answered self-report questionnaires on binge eating and depressive symptoms. Results: The parents of 26/48 adolescents (54%) reported scores above cut-off for symptoms of the targeted disorders in their adolescents, but only 15% reported a diagnosis, 32% of adolescents reported binge eating, and 20% reported symptoms of clinical depression. No significant associations were found between neurodevelopmental problems and binge eating or depressive symptoms. Only a third of the adolescents reported no problems in either area. Conclusion: Two thirds of adolescents seeking surgical weight loss presented with substantial mental health problems (reported by themselves or their parents). This illustrates the importance of a multi-professional approach and the need to screen for and treat mental health disorders in adolescents with obesity.
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- Björk, Anna ; Dahlgren, Jovanna ; Gronowitz, Eva ; Henriksson Wessely, Fanny ; Janson, Annika ; Engström, My ; Sjögren, Lovisa ; Olbers, Torsten and Järvholm, Kajsa LU
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- adolescent, attention-deficit, bariatric surgery, hyperactivity disorder, neurodevelopmental problems, obesity
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- Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
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- 110
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- 5
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- 1534 - 1540
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- scopus:85097544409
- pmid:33325092
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- 0803-5253
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- 10.1111/apa.15702
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- Adolescent Morbid Obesity Surgery study 2
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- English
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abstract = {{<p>Aim: To assess the prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents with severe obesity and their associations with binge eating and depression. Methods: Data were collected at inclusion in a randomised study of bariatric surgery in 48 adolescents (73% girls; mean age 15.7 ± 1.0 years; mean body mass index 42.6 ± 5.2 kg/m<sup>2</sup>). Parents completed questionnaires assessing their adolescents’ symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder and reported earlier diagnoses. Patients answered self-report questionnaires on binge eating and depressive symptoms. Results: The parents of 26/48 adolescents (54%) reported scores above cut-off for symptoms of the targeted disorders in their adolescents, but only 15% reported a diagnosis, 32% of adolescents reported binge eating, and 20% reported symptoms of clinical depression. No significant associations were found between neurodevelopmental problems and binge eating or depressive symptoms. Only a third of the adolescents reported no problems in either area. Conclusion: Two thirds of adolescents seeking surgical weight loss presented with substantial mental health problems (reported by themselves or their parents). This illustrates the importance of a multi-professional approach and the need to screen for and treat mental health disorders in adolescents with obesity.</p>}},
author = {{Björk, Anna and Dahlgren, Jovanna and Gronowitz, Eva and Henriksson Wessely, Fanny and Janson, Annika and Engström, My and Sjögren, Lovisa and Olbers, Torsten and Järvholm, Kajsa}},
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keywords = {{adolescent; attention-deficit; bariatric surgery; hyperactivity disorder; neurodevelopmental problems; obesity}},
language = {{eng}},
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series = {{Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics}},
title = {{High prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents eligible for bariatric surgery for severe obesity}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.15702}},
doi = {{10.1111/apa.15702}},
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year = {{2021}},
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