What happens during psychological counseling before bariatric surgery?

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  1.  Brooke Randolph
     
    Brooke Randolph answered:
    The National Institute of Health requires some psychological counseling prior to any bariatric surgery. This counseling includes a psychological evaluation, often with a standardized objective test, as well as interviews to determine a patient's preparedness for the life change required by weight loss surgery and information about those changes.
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