The　condition　of　being　overweight　is　responsible　as　a　major　cause　of　metabolic　syndrome.　The　control　of　obe・sity　is　of　a　great　concern　in　terms　of　medice-economics.　Diet,　exercise,　medical　and　behavioral　treatments　havebeen　employed　to　control　this　condition.　But　those　treatments　have　some　limitations　in　reducing　body　weight.We　considered　that　being　overweight　is　a　result　of　a　psychological　response　to　the　stress　of　their　environmentand　human　relationships.　To　solve　these　psychological　problems,　State-Trait　Anxiety　Inventory (STAI),　Self-rating　Depression　Scale (SDS),　Yatabe-Gilford (Y-G) character　test,　WHO/QOL-26　were　employed　for　psycho・logical　evaluation.　Overweight　patients　showed　a　high　state　ef　anxiety　and　trait　anxiety　by　STA1.　SDS　showedadepressive　tendency　and　Y-G　character　test　showed　a　self-restrictive　tendency,　Considering　the　psychologicaIanalysis　of　overweight　patients,　cognitive-behavioral　treatment　was　introduced　to　treat　the　overweight　patient。　lt　is　concluded　that　psychological　analysis　and　periodical　interviews　by　cognitive-behavioral reatment between　doctor,　clinical　psychologist　and　the　patient　are　essential　to　treat　overweight　patients.

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