Risk of suicide and non-fatal self-harm after bariatric surgery: results from two matched cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bariatric surgery reduces mortality, but might have adverse effects on mental health. We assessed the risk of suicide and self-harm after bariatric surgery compared with non-surgical obesity treatment.

Methods

Suicide and non-fatal self-harm events retrieved from nationwide Swedish registers were examined in two cohorts. The non-randomised, prospective Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study compared bariatric surgery (n=2010; 1369 vertical-banded gastroplasty, 376 gastric banding, and 265 gastric bypass) with usual care (n=2037; recruitment 1987-2001). The second cohort consisted of individuals from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry (SOReg; n=20 256 patients who had gastric bypass) matched to individuals treated with intensive lifestyle modification (n=16 162;

SUBMITTER: Neovius M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5932484 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature