Why is it important to be psychologically prepared for surgery?

Weight loss surgery itself is simple to do, but it is important for a patient to be psychologically prepared for surgery and a review by a psychiatrist or psychologist will really help with this. One of the things that we know is for patients who have, let's say, an addiction to food and that is suddenly stopped, that might lead to depression in some. And therefore it is important to have adequate counseling and assessment before surgery to make sure that, to minimize that risk. you