Obese people are more prone to depression
Many obese patients suffer from stigma, have narrow relationships, lose confidence in themselves, and even have suicidal thoughts.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital has just issued a warning about the negative psychological effects on obese people. The recent patient admitted by the hospital is Ms. NTMT (35 years old, HCMC), 1m56 tall, weighing nearly 70kg. Obesity makes her very self-deprecating, affecting her work and love life.
Over the past 3 months, Ms. T. is often anxious, stressed, eating out of control with insomnia, easily irritable. Too tired, Ms. T. went to a psychologist and learned that she was under prolonged stress due to the influence of obesity. Besides, Ms. T also has diabetes and dyslipidemia.
At the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. T. also had to undergo treatment from the Departments of Endocrinology, Nutrition, Rehabilitation and Psychology.
According to a master’s degree, Dr. Nguyen Minh Man, Head of Clinical Psychology Unit, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, many obese patients are eager to find a way to lose weight quickly. However, they are afraid to talk to their doctor about their weight problems.
Because of impatience, many people choose inappropriate and ineffective weight loss methods, and their psychology is more severely affected.
According to Dr. Nguyen Minh Man, psychological factors can be the cause of obesity. Specifically, stress has a negative effect on cognition, changing behavior and habits in a negative way. The most obvious manifestation is unhealthy eating, living and exercising.
Not only that, stress can also cause the body’s biological functions to be out of balance, leading to disorders in the metabolism causing obesity. When stress reaches a more severe level, the person will fall into depression.
In the opposite direction, obesity contributes to more severe stress or depression.
Notably, many obese people also have to endure the stigma of those around them. Their quality of life is affected, relationships are narrowed, they lose confidence in themselves, they even have suicidal thoughts.
According to Master, Doctor Nguyen Minh Man, studies have proven that patients can lose 5%-10% of their initial body weight in a period of 6 months when treated with a physical exercise program. , change the diet and especially the strategies to change behavior, lifestyle.
Psychologists will help patients successfully intervene to change behavior and improve self-regulation. However, treatment and psychological support need to go through the process of obesity treatment to achieve the best effect.
Linh Giao
On the afternoon of January 10, a doctor at Can Tho Central General Hospital said that he had just saved a man’s life by nailing himself to the head.
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