Clinical Review
Gastric Bypass in an Obese Patient with Paranoid Schizophrenia
Case in Point
Fed Pract. 2005 September;22(9):43
Author(s):
Hierholzer R
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Robert Hierholzer, MD
Dr. Hierholzer is a psychiatrist and the associate chief of staff for education and research at the VA Central California Health Care System, Fresno. He is also a clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
As this case shows, the presence of a psychiatric disorder doesn't always prevent a patient from making an informed decision about bariatric surgery—or from reaping the medical and psychological benefits.