title: Childhood deprivation: an antecedent of the irritable bowel syndrome.
abstract: Three hundred and thirty-three consecutive patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were interviewed. By the age of 15 years, 31% of the patients had either lost a parent through death, divorce or separation; 19% had an alcoholic parent, and 61% reported unsatisfactory relationships with, or between their parents. The findings support the important influence of childhood deprivation in the aetiology of IBS.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008426:Maternal Deprivation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010333:Paternal Deprivation; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders