Obesity and Mental Disorders fills the gap in the literature by providing a clear overview of obesity and its relationship to mental illness while reviewing the most recent methods to manage and control the condition with diet, exercise, psychological treatments, pharmacotherapy, and surgery.

Features:

• Studies the occurrence of obesity in combination with psychotic, depressive, bipolar, eating, and impulsive/compulsive disorders
• Clearly outlines the epidemiology, etiology, genetics, and general medical comorbidity and mortality of obesity
• Summarizes the most current literature and research on the treatment of four key subtypes of obesity: obesity without psychopathology, obesity with psychotic disorders, obesity with mood disorders, and obesity with eating disorders
• Discusses the role of bariatric surgery in the treatment of obesity, including the obese patient with psychopathology
• Analyzes dietary therapy, exercise, behavioral management, and specialized psychotherapies in the treatment of obesity-both with and without psychopathology
• Examines pharmacologic agents used in the treatment of three separate conditions: obesity, binge eating, and medication-induced weight gain

Contents

Overview of Obesity

1. Obesity Is a Major Health Problem: Causes and Natural History

Relationship between Obesity and Psychopathology

2. Obesity and Psychotic Disorders
3. Obesity and Mood Disorders
4. Eating Disorders in Obesity
5. Obesity and Substance Use Disorders
6. Obesity and Smoking
7. Obesity and Impulsive and Compulsive Disorders
8. Metabolic Syndrome
9. Obesity, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Mood Disorders

Behavioral Treatments of Obesity With and Without Psychopathology

10. Dietary Therapy of Obesity
11. Behavioral Weight Management of Obese Patients with Mental Disorders

Medical Treatments of Obesity with and without Psychopathology

12. Pharmacologic Agents in the Treatment of Obesity
13. Overview of Agents with Efficacy in Binge Eating
14. Psychotropic-Induced Weight Gain
15. Medical Management of Uncomplicated Obesity
16. Medical Management of Obesity Associated with Mood Disorder
17. Medical Management of Obesity and Binge Eating
18. Weight Loss Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
19. The Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Obese Patient with Psychopathology

Index

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