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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Volume 17, Issue 8, Pages 567-571Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.07.011
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irritable bowel syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; fibromyalgia
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Background: High rates of psychiatric co-morbidity have been reported in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported in fibromyalgia, a disorder also associated with IBS. The primary aim of this study was to assess the frequency of PTSD in IBS patients. Methods: Sixty-four patients who fulfilled the Rome TT diagnostic criteria for IBS were asked to complete questionnaires measuring the prevalence and severity of symptoms of PTSD and psychological distress. Results: Although 86% of IBS patients reported a traumatic life experience, only 7.8% met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD. High rates of somatization, obsessive-compulsive behavior, interpersonal sensitivity, and anxiety symptoms were seen among the IBS patients. Conclusions: The results show a lower than expected prevalence of PTSD among IBS patients, which is similar to that of the general population. Thus, we did not find that PTSD is over-represented in a sample population of IBS patients. (C) 2006 European Federation of Internal Medicine. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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