Mental Health

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When Treating Obesity, Don’t Forget the Mental Health Angle

Experts say incorporating mental health support into obesity care is critical for effective and sustained outcomes. How can busy physicians integrate such care?

www.medscape.com

What do you all think about this?

 

[chmuse]

A lot of weight is biological, but food noise can also be a stress response- CBT is used for eating disorders all the time so it tracks.

I was reading a great thread the other day between psychs arguing over whether it was appropriate for them to be the ones prescribing glp-1's. One of the #1 reasons patients come off their medications is the weight gain. Some of the BEST psych meds have tremendous weight gain because they mess with your hormones. Some can even cause diabetes.

The longer these are on the market, the more we'll learn about how these things are intertwined.

 

[Windingroads06]

A lot of weight is biological, but food noise can also be a stress response- CBT is used for eating disorders all the time so it tracks.

I was reading a great thread the other day between psychs arguing over whether it was appropriate for them to be the ones prescribing glp-1's. One of the #1 reasons patients come off their medications is the weight gain. Some of the BEST psych meds have tremendous weight gain because they mess with your hormones. Some can even cause diabetes.

The longer these are on the market, the more we'll learn about how these things are intertwined.

I'm seeing articles about improved mental health with glps. This isn't an isolated one.