Bariatric Surgery Linked To Increased Suicide Attempts

according to an article at MedPageToday.

Steve Parker MD, bariatric surgery

Band Gastric Bypass Surgery

Self-harm emergencies rose by 50% after gastric bypass surgery in the Canadians in this study.

Folks on my diets lose weight without an increase in suicide risk, as far as I know. Click on my name for the diets.

For God’s sake, if you do nothing else, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline if you’re thinking about killing yourself. What have you got to lose? Suicide really is a permanent “solution” for a temporary problem.

Steve Parker, M.D.

No link to suicide

No link to suicide

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