Depression and Anxiety in Obese Patients

Oyekcin D. G., Yildiz D., ŞAHİN E. M., Gur S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol.15, no.4, pp.121-124, 2011 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.121-124
  • Keywords: Anxiety, depression, obesity, psychiatric diagnosis
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Epidemiologic data suggests an association between obesity and depression. However, a limited number of studies have investigated the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms among obese patients without a psychiatric diagnosis. The objective of this study was to determine psychiatric diagnosis in patients with obesity who applied to the endocrinology department and to determine the pattern of the depression and anxiety symptom levels in obese patients without a psychiatric diagnosis.