PLENARY SESSION #7: Rapid Fire Abstracts

History of childhood maltreatment and its association with weight, depression and eating behaviour among patients with severe obesity prior to bariatric surgery

Ms. Julie Favron-Godbout, B.Sc.
Assistante de recherche EMBRACE | EMBRACE Research Assistant
Centre de médecine comportementale de Montréal (CMCM) | Montreal Behavioral Medicine Centre (MBMC)
CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal)

 

Julie Favron-Godbout is a research assistant currently working under the supervision of Dr. Simon Bacon, Dr. Kim Lavoie and Dr. Tair Ben-Porat at the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC). Having completed a bachelor degree in cognitive neuroscience (neuropsychology) in 2020 and a graduate microprogram in neurosciences in 2022, her research interests include psychological risk factors (e.g., childhood trauma) that impact weight, eating behaviours and mental health preceding bariatric surgery. 

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