"Bowel obsession syndrome" in a patient with chronic constipation

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 451.e1-451.e3

  Cosci, Fiammetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel obsession syndrome; Chronic constipation; Clinimetrics; Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research; Psychosomatic disorder

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BOWEL OBSESSION SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIET RESTRICTION; FECES IMPACTION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; PANIC; PHOBIA; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84879462440     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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