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Effect of psychological treatment for patients with irritable bowel syndrome

SONG Dong-ling1,WANG Meng-xin2,ZENG Juan3,LI Yan-qing3   

  1. 1. Department of Health Care; 2. Department of Psychology; 3. Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
  • Received:2007-06-22 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-10-24 Published:2007-10-24
  • Contact: SONG Dong-ling

Abstract: Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of psychological treatment on patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Methods: Fiftyseven patients were enrolled in this study and were randomly divided into two groups: the experimental group (EG)and the control group(CG). Both groups were treated for 12 weeks. Results: After treatments, global symptoms and all the other symptoms except for abdominal distension, especially abdominal pain or discomfort were released in the EG (5.10±0.74 vs 3.10±1.10, P<0.05). The overall average scores of Symptom Cheecklist90, Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Hamilton Depression, also especially the scores of depression (2.45±0.03 vs 1.34±0.04, P<0.01) and anxiety (2.56±0.07 vs 1.46±0.07, P<0.01) were significantly decreased in the EG. Conclusion: Psychological treatment is an effective and safe treatment for patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Key words: Irritable bowel syndrome, Psychological treatment, Anxiety, Depression

CLC Number: 

  • R574.62
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