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Volume 6, Issue 6 (Suppl) J Psychol Psychother
ISSN: 2161-0487 JPP, an open access journal Psychosomatic Medicine 2016
December 05-06, 2016
December 05-06, 2016 Dubai, UAE
3rd International Conference on
Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine
V Faia et al., J Psychol Psychother 2016, 6:6 (Suppl)
Symptoms in obesity and psychic functioning
V Faia, S Marchitelli and A Sirolli
Institute of Medicine and Psychotherapy, Italy
This study considered a population of obese adult outpatients, with the aim to investigate either psychic functioning or obesity-
related symptoms. A total of 182 consecutive outpatients, 59 male and 129 female were admitted to the study; every patient gave
informed consent and accepted to participate in the research. They underwent a full psychological assessment, targeting specific
obesity related symptoms. They were assessed using the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) which can disclose a wide range
of psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology. Binge eating scale (BES) was used to uncover specific psychological
traits associated with eating disorders. Finally, Barratt impulsiveness scale (BIS11) was chosen to assess the personality/behavioral
construct of impulsiveness; and obesity related well-being (OR WELL 97) for measuring the quality of life in obese patients. Mean
scores were BMI=39.9±7.3 ds.; GSI=0.8±9.7; BIS11=6.0*-9.7; and BES= 15.9*-8.5. We performed correlations between Impulsiveness
total score, BMI, and GSI (SCL-90-R). Both Impulsiveness total score and GSI total score were negatively related to the BMI score (r=-
.21, p<0.02 and r=-0.69, p<0.02, respectively). Overweight population showed a significant decrease of GSI, and index derived from
SCL-90, proportional to the increase in BMI; obesity seems to have a protective role from psychiatric symptomatology. Moreover, in
class II obese patients (35-40 BMI scores), there are significant evidences of a globally diminished level of Impulsivity. Finally, our
preliminary results showed no correlation between BMI and the severity of the related BED.
Biography
V Faia is a Psychiatrist and a Psychotherapist and has worked for more than 10 years with in-patients and out-patients, in private and public settings. She is the
Co-founder and Vice-President of the I.Me.Psi - Institute of Medicine and Psychotherapy, a Scientific Institution which aims to promote the collaboration between
professionals directed towards the leakage of scientific rigor and patient tailored assistance.