Emotional awareness and expression training improves irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Thakur, E R ^a,b,c   Holmes, H J ^a   Lockhart, N A ^a   Carty, J N ^a   Ziadni, M S ^a   Doherty, H K ^a   Lackner, J M ^d   Schubiner, H ^e   Lumley, M A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e St John Providence Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical trial; emotional expression; irritable bowel syndrome; relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL AWARENESS AND EXPRESSION TRAINING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SYMPTOM; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85021295629     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13143     Document Type: Article

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