Aspiring personality: Patients waiting for obesity treatment.

Danilo GarciaHenrik ForssellKevin M Cloninger

Published in: PsyCh journal (2018)

The aim of the present study was to investigate differences in temperament and character between patients (N = 70) waiting for obesity surgery and the general population. Patients waiting for obesity surgery scored higher in Harm-Avoidance, Reward Dependence, Persistence, and Cooperativeness and also lower in Self-Directedness.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
metabolic syndrome
newly diagnosed
type diabetes
insulin resistance
peritoneal dialysis
minimally invasive
weight loss
prognostic factors
adipose tissue
weight gain
skeletal muscle
high fat diet induced