PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Klaartje Bel Kok
AU  - Peter Byrne
AU  - Ana R Ibarra
AU  - Peter Martin
AU  - David S Rampton
TI  - Understanding and managing psychological disorders in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a practical guide
AID  - 10.1136/flgastro-2022-102094
DP  - 2023 Jan 01
TA  - Frontline Gastroenterology
PG  - 78--86
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
4099  - http://fg.bmj.com/content/14/1/78.short
4100  - http://fg.bmj.com/content/14/1/78.full
SO  - Frontline Gastroenterol2023 Jan 01; 14
AB  - Mood disturbances such as anxiety and depression are common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and impact negatively on their quality of life and disease course. An integrated multidisciplinary IBD team, which includes access to psychology and psychiatry opinion, makes possible the prompt recognition and management of psychological disturbance in patients with IBD. Based on our experience and existing literature, including systematic reviews of the effectiveness of available treatment modalities, a stepwise approach to the maintenance and restoration of psychological well-being is recommended, evolving upwards from lifestyle advice, through behavioural therapies to pharmacotherapy.