Eating dates in moderation can contribute to many health benefits, such as protecting against damage to cells from free radicals, helping preventing a stroke, coronary heart disease and the development of colon, prostate, breast, endometrial, lung, and pancreatic cancers.
The Psychological Evaluation. To determine whether patients are mentally fit for bariatric surgery, all bariatric surgery patients undergo a psychological evaluation. The mental health professional should be familiar with bariatric surgery procedures, in order to quickly spot any potential problems, including drug and alcohol abuse.
Therefore, on the basis of. clinical judgment and the specific circumstances of the evaluation, the psychiatrist may need. to request or initiate further general medical evaluation to address diagnostic concerns that. emerge from the psychiatric evaluation (12, 16, 18â27, 33â35).