Ames GE, et al. – Researchers in this work looked for psychological correlates and their influence on weight loss for patients who underwent Roux–en–Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG). They observed that patients who were psychologically higher functioning more frequently completed the evaluation process and underwent bariatric surgery. For patients who had surgery, psychological correlates were not associated with weight loss outcome for either RYGB or VSG. They discussed implications for surgical choice.