Harnessing the patient's powers of recovery: The role of the psychotherapies in the irritable bowel syndrome

Bailliere's Best Practice in Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 473-487

  Read, Nicholas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Constipation; Faecal incontinence; Hypnotherapy; Irritable bowel syndrome; Psychotherapy; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; THINKING;

EID: 0033213573     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bega.1999.0041     Document Type: Article

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