Psychosocial predictors of irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis and symptom severity

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 467-474

  Phillips, Kristy ^a   Wright, Bradley J ^a   Kent, Stephen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Coping; Early life experiences; Emotional processing; Maladaptive schemas; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SHAME; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM;

ALEXITHYMIA; COPING; EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCES; EMOTIONAL PROCESSING; MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84886953769     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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