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Abstract
Obesity is becoming an important issue for health promotion. Obese and overweight people have a higher risk of chronic physical illness, such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The relationship between obesity and mental health is also considered important. Obesity was positively associated with several mental disorders, especially mood disorders and anxiety disorders. The exact relationship between obesity and psychiatric disorders has continuous complex relations that still are debated by researchers and clinicians. A lot of research studies proposed several theories and mechanisms on how obesity and psychiatric disorders are linked. Some researchers suggest that obesity can lead to common psychiatric disorders, whereas others have found that psychiatric patients are more prone to obesity Other researchers did not find any association between the two. Obesity and mental illness have a bidirectional linear correlation, and both predispose to metabolic syndrome and lead to more complication if not addressed and managed properly. The aim of this study was to assess the current and lifetime psychiatric disorders in morbidly obese patients. It is a cross sectional case control study that was carried out at Tanta University Hospitals, department of Neuropsychiatry & outpatient clinic of GIT surgery unit at General Surgery Department, during a time interval from November 2018 to April 2019. Summary 74 participants: - Sixty participants were recruited in the study and divided into two groups: group I: included 40 patients with morbid obesity diagnosed by BMI≥ 40group II: included twenty healthy control, recruited from the community matched with patients age, gender and socioeconomic standard. Inclusion criteria: - Both males and females Age above 18 years Body mass index ≥40 Exclusion criteria: - Endocrinal disorders e.g. hypothyroidism, diabetes,