Psychiatric Co-morbidities and Body Shape Dissatisfaction in Adolescents with Obesity - A School Based Case Controlled Study.

Arumuganathan SRajesh SagarManju MehtaSiva Ilango T

Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2020)

Psychiatric co-morbidity and body shape dissatisfaction are common in obese non-treatment seeking adolescents and warrants need for comprehensive evaluation and management of these issues to manage the epidemic of adolescent obesity in India.

Keyphrases

young adults
mental health
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
physical activity
weight gain
bariatric surgery
adipose tissue
obese patients
skeletal muscle