Perfil psicológico de la obesidad mórbida

Abstract

This study has a main aims to detect the characteristics psychological of a groups of patients with morbid obesity (IMC40), and analyze if the onset disease age is a variable determining in the features psychological obese. Results reflect that the morbidly obese persons are conscious of their disease but they aren’t of their gravity, furthermore, they don’t feel responsibility of their health. In accordance with other research, this dates shows the comorbidity between this disease and Dependent and Compulsive personalities disorders, nevertheless, it is not possible to establish a typical pattern of psychiatry specify for these patients. Also, dates reveal as the onset obesity age has a fundamental role in the configuration of feature psychological. the individuals with an onset obesity early has a pattern of personality more unfavourable for adhere a medic or psychological treatment, complicating their recuperation.