Gastrointestinal Diseases - Psychology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

A role for corticotropin-releasing factor in functional gastrointestinal disorders.

30 Jul 2009 Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), which include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), encompass a heterogeneous group of diseases identified by chronic or recurrent symptom-based diagnostic criteria. Psychosocial factors are key components in ... Read more...

Hypnotherapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders: a review.

29 Jun 2009 Patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, and noncardiac chest pain, can suffer from a range of severe symptoms that often substantially erode quality of life. Unfortunately, these ... Read more...

Assessing gastrointestinal symptoms and perception, quality of life, motility, and autonomic neuropathy in clinical studies.

30 May 2009 Imprecise characterization of complaints of the upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract puts patients at risks of either a delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis and contributes to an increase in the overall direct and indirect costs of the health ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Gastrointestinal Diseases - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A role for corticotropin-releasing factor in functional gastrointestinal disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• Hypnotherapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders: a review. 29 Jun 2009
• Assessing gastrointestinal symptoms and perception, quality of life, motility, and autonomic neuropathy in clinical studies. 30 May 2009
• Impact of gastrointestinal symptoms on response to pregabalin in generalized anxiety disorder: results of a six-study combined analysis. 29 Apr 2009
• The rebirth of neuroscience in psychosomatic medicine, Part II: clinical applications and implications for research. 3 Feb 2009
• [Functional abdominal pain in childhood] 30 Jan 2009
• Ontogeny of odor-LiCl vs. odor-shock learning: similar behaviors but divergent ages of functional amygdala emergence. 27 Jan 2009
• CBT for anxiety and associated somatic complaints in pediatric medical settings: an open pilot study. 16 Jan 2009
• Hypervigilance in irritable bowel syndrome compared with organic gastrointestinal disease. 6 Jan 2009
• Functional somatic symptoms and psychological states: an electronic diary study. 3 Jan 2009
• Recollection of childhood abdominal pain in adults with functional gastrointestinal disorders. 30 Dec 2008
• Assessing somatization with various diagnostic criteria. 30 Dec 2008
• Psychological treatments for pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders. 30 Dec 2008
• [Functional gastrointestinal disorders: when and why might psychotherapy be useful in functional digestive disorders?] 21 Dec 2008
• Tackling those tummy troubles. 29 Nov 2008
• The link between affective and functional gastrointestinal disorders: are we solving the psychobiological puzzle? 29 Nov 2008
• Chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life in the Korean population. 5 Nov 2008
• Hypnosis and upper digestive function and disease. 5 Nov 2008
• [Neurological and psychiatric aspects of some gastrointestinal diseases] 31 Oct 2008
• Pharmacology. 30 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Gastrointestinal Diseases'

Definition: Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.

Descriptor UI: D005767

Alternative terms: Gastrointestinal Diseases; Disease, Gastrointestinal; Diseases, Gastrointestinal; Gastrointestinal Disease; Cholera Infantum; Infantum, Cholera; Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders; Disorder, Functional Gastrointestinal; Disorders, Functional Gastrointestinal; Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder; Gastrointestinal Disorder, Functional; Gastrointestinal Disorders, Functional;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C06.405;

Online Note: pre-explosion = GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES (PX)

History Note: 65

Technical Notes: general: prefer specifics; inflammatory disease = GASTROENTERITIS