Psychological follow-up counseling
Preoperative psychological assessment
A structured interview is conducted, as well as an analysis of the personality and quality of life, as well as those patterns of behavior related to food and the causes of overweight and obesity.
Psychological evaluation after your surgery
It focuses on assessing emotional state, adherence to treatment and nutritional plan, identifying self-sabotaging behaviors, and adaptation to bariatric surgery.
Psychological support
El acompañamiento psicológico que contempla tu cirugía son 5 en el primer año . Si requieres más seguimientos se te maneja un costo reducido y accesible.
Type of intervention
Sessions can be done by phone or in person; they have a cognitive-behavioral approach, which means that they seek to identify and change the thoughts and cognitive errors that have generated inappropriate behaviors. Likewise, the patient is also given tools to help them manage their emotions and impulses, increase their self-esteem, modify their relationship with food and have a healthy lifestyle.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND MONITORING OF THE PATIENT DURING THE FIRST YEAR
The follow-ups will be outlined and structured as follows, during which psychoeducational interventions on bariatric surgery and the new lifestyle will be carried out.
MY FIRST 24 HOURS
Bonding with the patient and their immediate postoperative process (hospitalization)
MENTALLY PREPARING MYSELF FOR MY NEW STOMACH
Immediate postoperative emotional stage. (7 days to 1 month, the time varies according to each patient)
CHANGING MY HABITS
Change in eating habits (1 and 3 months)
ACCEPTING MY NEW BODY IMAGE
Body image change stage. “Honeymoon” phase that the patient usually experiences within the first 6 months.
ADAPTING TO MY ENVIRONMENTS
Managing relationships with your partner, family, work and social context (9 months)
CLOSING MY YEAR
Closing and final evaluation of the patient.
(1 year)
ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY
ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDIATIONS
- Patient in a current emotional crisis situation (emotional breakup, recent grief(ies), etc.).
- Psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, mania, bipolar disorder, severe depression, recent suicide attempt, etc.).
- Risk situations: alcohol and/or drug use, eating disorders, binge eating disorders, severe mental retardation, and the decision to undergo surgery is not the patient's own will.
- Little support from their social and family environment, or they are the ones who want the patient to have surgery.
RELATIVE CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Unfavorable (dysfunctional) family environment.
- Unprocessed past grief, divorce, previous suicide attempts: Previous history of bulimia (at least 1 year of remission). Previous history of alcohol and/or drug use or abuse (to be assessed).
- Identify secondary gains around obesity.
- That the patient considers surgery as the “magic wand” and the solution to all their problems related to their environment in general.
LP Marisol Closed Lagoons
Bariatric Psychology
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