{
  "creator": [
    "Abdel-Fattah, Moataz M.",
    "Asal, Abdel-Rahman A.",
    "Hifnawy, Tamer",
    "Makhlouf, Mohamed M."
  ],
  "date": [
    "2008-08-27"
  ],
  "description": [
    "Hypothesis: Obesity is an increasingly prevalent  disease around the world and is becoming one of the main public health  problems in developed countries. The relationship between obesity and  psychological distress continued to be debated by researchers and  clinicians. This study aimed to assess depression and body image  disturbances in obese patients seeking treatment for obesity. Method: A case-control design was adopted in the study.  Total of (236) obese women, self-referred to a residential weight-loss  facility for weight control, were invited to participate in this study.  Obese women were compared with (296) of an age-matched control group.  All participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory for depressive  symptoms, Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire for    body-image satisfaction and The Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire. Results: revealed that obesity were more common among  older than younger females, among married than single females, and among  those with lower level of education than those with higher level. Obese  women as compared with non-obese reported significantly more symptoms  of depression and significantly more negative body image. Conclusions and significance: Our results indicate a  high frequency of depressive symptoms, and concern with body image among  obese patients. Therefore, obese women who seek treatment should be  screened for depression and body image dissatisfaction."
  ],
  "format": [
    "text/html"
  ],
  "identifier": [
    "https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/433",
    "10.5964/ejop.v4i3.433"
  ],
  "language": [
    "eng"
  ],
  "publisher": [
    "PsychOpen GOLD / Leibniz Institut for Psychology (ZPID)"
  ],
  "relation": [
    "https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/433/433.html"
  ],
  "rights": [
    "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0"
  ],
  "source": [
    "Europe’s Journal of Psychology; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2008)",
    "1841-0413"
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Depression",
    "Obesity",
    "Body image",
    "Saudi Arabia"
  ],
  "title": [
    "Depression and body image disturbances among females seeking treatment for obesity in Saudi Arabia"
  ],
  "type": [
    "info:eu-repo/semantics/article",
    "info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion"
  ]
}