Short-term and Long-term Efficacy of Psychological Therapies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 937-947.e4

  Laird, Kelsey T ^a   Tanner Smith, Emily E ^b   Russell, Alexandra C ^b   Hollon, Steve D ^a,b   Walker, Lynn S ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Empirically supported therapies; Evidence based treatment; Functional gastrointestinal disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IRRITABLE COLON; LONG TERM EFFICACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SHORT TERM EFFICACY; SWEDEN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84974623331     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: 15427714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.11.020     Document Type: Review

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