Comorbidity of binge eating disorder and borderline personality disorder in a patient after bariatric surgery-a case report

Mental disorders are common in the group of candi-dates for bariatric surgery, and their complex and het-erogeneous nature justifies conducting a psychological consultation in the initial period of selection for surgi-cal treatment of obesity. Untreated mental disorders may be one of the important factors explaining weight regain in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. In or-der to optimize the surgical treatment of obesity, it seems important to implement an appropriate psycho-logical evaluation in diagnostic and therapeutic proce-dures. It is particularly important to identify such can-didates who require extended therapeutic procedures, including pharmacological and/or psychotherapeutic treatment before starting the procedure. The aim of the study was to discuss the case of a patient with an eating disorder and co-occurring personality disorder, who relapsed after surgical treatment of obesity.