Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: There is limited data on the psychological sequelae of obesity in paediatric patients.Aims/methods: We aimed to assess the prevalence of psychological comorbidities in obese paediatric patients. Internationally validated self-report questionnaires were offered to 19 patients and their parents from a tier three paediatric obesity clinics. These included the Paediatric Index of Emotional Distress (PI-ED); Beck Youth Inventory exploring self-p...