Journal article
The Relationship between Panic Disorder and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Annals of clinical psychiatry, Vol.4(3), pp.175-180
1992
DOI: 10.3109/10401239209149568
Abstract
Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders with an estimated prevalence of 8% to 22% in the general population. A minority of patients seek treatment for the disorder, yet it accounts for 20% to 50% of gastroenterology clinic patients. The illness occurs twice as frequently in women as in men and has an onset in the early 20s [1,2]. It has a chronic course and, while there is no predisposition to other disease or increased mortality, IBS is associated with significant morbidity in the form of sick days and limitation of activities. Irritable bowel syndrome has no clearly established pathogenesis or treatment and the diagnosis remains one of exclusion without a biological marker. The relationship between IBS and panic disorder, which is the subject of this paper, appears to be especially close. Both are prevalent among young women, have a chronic fluctuating course, are associated with multiple somatic complaints, and appear to be familial. In fact, there are IBS patients whose symptoms appear to be a manifestation of coexisting panic disorder. The following case report describes a patient with both panic disorder and IBS whose panic and irritable bowel symptoms resolved with antipanic medication.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Relationship between Panic Disorder and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Creators
- Catherine L. Woodman - University of IowaRussell Noyes - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of clinical psychiatry, Vol.4(3), pp.175-180
- Publisher
- Informa UK Ltd
- DOI
- 10.3109/10401239209149568
- ISSN
- 1040-1237
- eISSN
- 1547-3325
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1992
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Family Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984296258302771
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