TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between binge eating disorder and changes in cognitive functioning following bariatric surgery
AU - Lavender, Jason M.
AU - Alosco, Michael L.
AU - Spitznagel, Mary Beth
AU - Strain, Gladys
AU - Devlin, Michael
AU - Cohen, Ronald
AU - Paul, Robert
AU - Crosby, Ross D.
AU - Mitchell, James E.
AU - Wonderlich, Stephen A.
AU - Gunstad, John
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - Evidence suggests that both obesity and binge eating disorder (BED) may be associated with deficits in cognitive functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a lifetime history of BED would be associated with changes in several domains of cognitive functioning (attention, executive function, language, and memory) following bariatric surgery. Participants were 68 bariatric surgery patients who completed a computerized battery of cognitive tests within 30 days prior to undergoing surgery and again at a 12-Month postoperative follow-up. Results revealed that on the whole, participants displayed improvements from baseline to follow-up in attention, executive function, and memory, even after controlling for diagnostic history of depression; no changes were observed for language. However, individuals with and without a history of BED did not differ in changes in body mass index or in the degree of improvement in cognitive functioning from baseline to follow-up. Such results suggest that a history of BED does not influence changes in cognitive functioning following bariatric surgery. Future research will be needed to further clarify the role of BED in predicting cognitive function over time.
AB - Evidence suggests that both obesity and binge eating disorder (BED) may be associated with deficits in cognitive functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a lifetime history of BED would be associated with changes in several domains of cognitive functioning (attention, executive function, language, and memory) following bariatric surgery. Participants were 68 bariatric surgery patients who completed a computerized battery of cognitive tests within 30 days prior to undergoing surgery and again at a 12-Month postoperative follow-up. Results revealed that on the whole, participants displayed improvements from baseline to follow-up in attention, executive function, and memory, even after controlling for diagnostic history of depression; no changes were observed for language. However, individuals with and without a history of BED did not differ in changes in body mass index or in the degree of improvement in cognitive functioning from baseline to follow-up. Such results suggest that a history of BED does not influence changes in cognitive functioning following bariatric surgery. Future research will be needed to further clarify the role of BED in predicting cognitive function over time.
KW - Bariatric surgery
KW - Binge eating disorder
KW - Cognition
KW - Obesity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.08.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 25201638
AN - SCOPUS:84908337975
SN - 0022-3956
VL - 59
SP - 148
EP - 154
JO - Journal of Psychiatric Research
JF - Journal of Psychiatric Research
ER -