Anxiety in close relationships is higher and self-esteem lower in patients with irritable bowel syndrome compared to patients with inflammatory bowel disease

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-272

  Bengtsson, Mariette ^a   Sjöberg, Klas ^b   Candamio, Martina ^b   Lerman, Annie ^b   Ohlsson, Bodil ^b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attachment in adult; Attitude to health; IBD; IBS; Physician patient relationship; Psychological illness behavior; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SENSE OF COHERENCE; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; VOMITING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84875216832     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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