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As noted by others, there are important gaps in our knowledge of the psychological problems in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (1). Among other problems, there is little information about the changes in emotional symptoms as the disease progresses, about the role of life events in relationship to severity of the disease, and about how psychiatric disorders relate to various management approaches and results. On the other hand, there now is some limited information about the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in IBD, and how this prevalence compares with other chronic medical diseases (2,3). This information has led us in our institution to develop an approach to patients with IBD and to undertake a study of the relationship of life events to the natural history of IBD.
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Alpers, D.H., Clouse, R.E. (1986). Psychiatric Evaluation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease- Practical Considerations. In: Rachmilewitz, D. (eds) Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 1986. Developments in Gastroenterology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4269-1_13
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