Disordered eating following bariatric surgery: a review of measurement and conceptual considerations

Valentina Ivezaj, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: valentina.ivezaj@gmail.com.
Meagan M. Carr, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Cassie Brode, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia.
Michael Devlin, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.
Leslie J. Heinberg, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Melissa A. Kalarchian, Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Robyn Sysko, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Gail Williams-Kerver, Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research, Fargo, North Dakota.
James E. Mitchell, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, North Dakota.

Abstract

Eating disorders are associated with significant medical morbidity and mortality and serious psychological impairment. Individuals seeking bariatric surgery represent a high-risk group for evidencing disordered eating and eating disorders, with some patients experiencing the persistence or onset of disordered eating postsurgery. This review synthesizes the available literature on problematic or disordered eating in the bariatric field, followed by a review of measurement and conceptual considerations related to the use of eating disorder assessment tools within the bariatric population.