Psychological abnormalities in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-69

  Porcelli, Piero ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Brain gut axis; Health care seeking; Psychopathology; Somatization; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; BRAIN REGION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; IRRITABLE COLON; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LOCUS CERULEUS; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 2442549626     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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