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.
The psychosocial assessment is used to help the nurse determine if the patient is in a state of mental health or mental illness. Mental health is a state of well-being where there is the ability to deal with the typical stresses of life, works productively and is able to contribute to their community. 1 It is estimated that only about 17 percent of people have optimal mental health. 2