Psychological factors in the irritable bowel syndrome

Solmaz M., Kavuk I., Sayar K.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, cilt.8, sa.12, ss.549-556, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.549-556
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: The role of psychological factors in the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a matter of debate. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders is high in IBS patients. Positive response to antidepressant therapy and presence of family history of depression in IBS patients have led speculations whether this syndrome might be regarded as an affective spectrum disorder. In this study we tried to examine the possible association of IBS with affective spectrum disorders.