The Relationship Between Obesity and Depression Among Adolescents

Nemiary, Deina; Shim, Ruth S.; Mattox, Gail; Holden, Kisha

doi:10.3928/00485713-20120806-09

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“…Several previous studies have revealed a significant association of obesity with depression and with depressive symptoms among adolescent [37, 38]. Obesity may not directly result in depression but be related to experiences of shame and social isolation, which can lead to depression [38, 39]. However, because little attention has been paid to determining the prevalence of mental health issues among obese children, as well as to effective interventions, we suggest that more evidence regarding the effect of obesity on mental health should be gathered.…”

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confidence: 99%

Global Evolution of Obesity Research in Children and Youths: Setting Priorities for Interventions and Policies

Tran¹,

Dang

et al. 2019

Obes Facts

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Background: Childhood obesity has become a major global epidemic that causes substantial social and health burdens worldwide. The effectiveness of childhood obesity control and prevention depends largely on understanding the issue, including its current development and associated factors in a contextualized perspective. Objectives: Our study aimed to gauge this kind of understanding. Methods: We systematically searched the Web of Science database for studies concerning child obesity published up to 2017 and analyzed the volume of publications, growth rates, impact scores, collaborations, authors, affiliations, and journals. A total of 57,444 research papers were included. Results: The three subject categories with the highest number of papers (over 3,000) were (1) nutrition and dietetics, (2) pediatrics, and (3) public, environmental, and occupational health. We found a dramatic increase in the amount of scientific literature on childhood obesity in the past one or two decades, led by scholars from the USA – ranking at the top regarding the total number of papers (23,965 papers; 30.8%) and total number of citations (859,793 citations) – and multiple Western countries where the obesity epidemic is prevalent. Conclusions: The findings highlight the need for improving international and local research capacities and collaboration to accelerate knowledge production and translation into contextualized and effective childhood obesity prevention.

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Global Evolution of Obesity Research in Children and Youths: Setting Priorities for Interventions and Policies

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et al. 2019

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“…9 The prevalence of depression increases significantly among obese boys (20%) and girls (30%). 9 Symptoms of depression in adolescents differ from those in adults.…”

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Comanagement of Pediatric Depression and Obesity: A Clear Need for Evidence

Mihalopoulos

Spigarelli

2015

Clinical Therapeutics

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Purpose The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the existing literature for the comanagement of depression and obesity in the pediatric population. Methods A review of the current literature was conducted using EBSCOhost and EMBASE to identify evidence and recommendations for the comanagement of depression and obesity among children and adolescents (aged 2–18 years). Additional search criteria included peer-reviewed, English language–only full-text articles published before August 2015. Findings Multiple factors contribute to and influence the interplay of obesity and depression in the pediatric population. These 2 chronic conditions are affected by multiple factors, including the roles of the family, school, health care practitioners, and access to health care. In addition, there are no formal recommendations for the treatment of depression in the setting of obesity for pediatric or adult populations, and there is only medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (orlistat) for the treatment of obesity in the adolescent population. Bariatric surgery may play a role in some adolescents, but larger and long-term clinical studies with the use of therapeutic agents in conjunction with lifestyle modification need to be conducted to support this. Implications The interrelatedness of these 2 separate diseases is not well understood; the presence of 1 of the diseases clearly contributes to the manifestation of the other and likely to the ability to treat the other disease. Current focus is on modifying behavior to decrease weight. Weight loss is associated with improvement in depressive symptoms but may not be adequate to treat depression.

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“…19 Three primary psychosocial factors stand out as being highly correlated with eating behaviors in youth, including psychological distress, body dissatisfaction, and physiological distress. 9,17,[20][21][22] For example, overweight youth report engaging in significantly more emotional binge eating behaviors and experiencing lower self-esteem, and higher levels of emotional distress, than their non-overweight peers. [23][24][25][26] In regard to depression, the considerable literature on this topic connects symptoms of depression and being overweight [27][28][29] in a bidirectional manner.…”

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“…9,22,46 However, traditional weight loss interventions may not adequately address these important risk factors. 16,37,50 Traditional behavioral weight loss interventions focus primarily on increasing physical activity, reducing caloric intake, and teaching cognitive and behavioral control strategies, such as, but not limited to, cognitive restructuring for negative thoughts, and behavioral monitoring.…”

Section: The Influence Of Psychosocial Factors On Eating Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Conceptual Framework for the Expansion of Behavioral Interventions for Youth Obesity: A Family-Based Mindful Eating Approach

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Background: Currently, over 30% of US youth are overweight and 1 in 6 have metabolic syndrome, making youth obesity one of the major global health challenges of the 21st century. Few enduring treatment strategies have been identified in youth populations, and the majority of standard weight loss programs fail to adequately address the impact of psychological factors on eating behavior and the beneficial contribution of parental involvement in youth behavior change.Methods: A critical need exists to expand treatment development efforts beyond traditional education and cognitive-behavioral programs and explore alternative treatment models for youth obesity. Meditation-based mindful eating programs represent a unique and novel scientific approach to the current youth obesity epidemic given that they address key psychological variables affecting weight.Results: The recent expansion of mindfulness programs to include family relationships shows the immense potential for broadening the customarily individual focus of this intervention to include contextual factors thought to influence youth health outcomes.Conclusions: This article provides an overview of how both mindful eating and family systems theory fits within a conceptual framework in order to guide development of a comprehensive family-based mindful eating program for overweight youth.

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The Relationship Between Obesity and Depression Among Adolescents

Cited by 83 publications

References 34 publications

Global Evolution of Obesity Research in Children and Youths: Setting Priorities for Interventions and Policies

Global Evolution of Obesity Research in Children and Youths: Setting Priorities for Interventions and Policies

Comanagement of Pediatric Depression and Obesity: A Clear Need for Evidence

A Conceptual Framework for the Expansion of Behavioral Interventions for Youth Obesity: A Family-Based Mindful Eating Approach

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