RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Understanding and managing psychological disorders in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a practical guide
JF Frontline Gastroenterology
JO Frontline Gastroenterol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 78
OP 86
DO 10.1136/flgastro-2022-102094
VO 14
IS 1
A1 Klaartje Bel Kok
A1 Peter Byrne
A1 Ana R Ibarra
A1 Peter Martin
A1 David S Rampton
YR 2023
UL http://fg.bmj.com/content/14/1/78.abstract
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.