Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents who underwent bariatric surgery

Background Extant literature warns of elevated suicide risks in adults postbariatric surgery, making understanding risks for adolescent patients imperative. Objectives To examine prevalence and predictors/correlates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in adolescents with severe obesity who did/did not undergo bariatric surgery from presurgery/baseline to 4 years postsurgery. Setting Five academic medical centers. Methods Using a...