An international study of irritable bowel syndrome: Family relationships and mind-body attributions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2838-2847

  Gerson, Mary Joan ^a   Gerson, Charles D ^b   Awad, Richard A ^c   Dancey, Christine ^d   Poitras, Pierre ^e   Porcelli, Piero ^f   Sperber, Ami D ^g  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f IRCCS Gastrointestinal Hospital   (Italy)

^g BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Family dynamics; Irritable bowel syndrome; Mind body

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICINE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646119646     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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