LIAISON PSYCHIATRY AND BARIATRIC SURGERY: DOUBLE STANDARDS What are the possibilities for the systematization of the pre-operative psychiatric assessment in Belgium?

Background: In the context of health care in Belgium, the psychological or psychiatric opinion of a multidisciplinary team is required in the assessment of bariatric surgery candidates. In clinical practice, a wide variety of liaison psychiatry assessment methods exist. Subjects and methods: On the basis of a post-operative psychiatric comorbidity case report and a literature review on "liaison psychiatry and bariatric surgery" we aim to identify opportunities for the systematization of bariatric pre-surgery psychiatric evaluation. Results: The bariatric pre-surgery evaluation must be rigorous... Mehr ...