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The dosage should be determined and adjusted by a healthcare provider based on the patients response to treatment and individual needs
Although several psychological factors (for example, deficit in impulse control) are known to play a major role in the pathophysiology of obesity 248 , we here raise the issue of disparity in the provision of psychiatric care for the treatment of obesity compared with other eating disorders, which are predominantly treated by psychiatrists, and advocate for the importance of a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to weight management