Which psychological factors exacerbate irritable bowel syndrome? Development of a comprehensive model

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 486-492

  Van Tilburg, Miranda A L ^a   Palsson, Olafur S ^a   Whitehead, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophizing; Irritable bowel syndrome; Life events; Neuroticism; Psychological distress; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CATASTROPHIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878607279     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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