Behavioral health is proven to be an important component of long-term success for weight loss management. From evaluating risk for those entering bariatric surgery to developing pre- and post-surgical care plans, to supporting those utilizing medication for weight management, such as GLP-1 agonists, behavioral health plays a role in positive outcomes. Join us as we share our experiences with integrating behavioral health into bariatric care and medically supervised weight loss.
Stacey Ouellette LCSW, CCS, Director of Behavioral Health Integration, Individual - Stacey Ouellette, Portland, ME
Cassandra Plummer LCPC, Behavioral Health Clinician, MaineHealth Behavioral Health, Sanford, ME
Katherine Casale PsyD, Psychologist, MaineHealth, Kennebunk, ME

Recommendations for the presurgical psychosocial evaluation of bariatric surgery patients. Stephanie Sogg, Ph.D. Jennifer Lauretti, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Lisa West-Smith, Ph.D., L.I.S.W.-S.
Moving beyond dichotomous psychological evaluation: the Cleveland Clinic Behavioral Rating System for weight loss surgery. Leslie J. Heinberg, Ph.D., Kathleen Ashton, Ph.D., Amy Windover, Ph.D.
A behavioral rating system predicts weight loss and quality of life after bariatric surgery. William Hilgendorf, Annabelle Butler, Lava Timsina, Jennifer Choi, Ambar Banerjeea, Don Selzer, Dimitrios Stefanidis. Indiana University Health North Hospital, Carmel, Indiana Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
ASMBS position statement on alcohol use before and after bariatric surgery. Manish Parikh, M.D, Jason M. Johnson, D.O., Naveen Ballem, M.D., on behalf of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee
Psychiatric intervention pre- and post-bariatric surgery. Mrugesh Vaishnav, Snehil Gupta, Parth Vaishnav