A comparison of the mental status, personality profiles and life events of patients with irritable bowel syndrome and peptic ulcer disease.
Forty patients with a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and 32 patients with peptic ulcer disease underwent a full psychiatric assessment. All were rated using the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS), the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale, the Life Experiences Survey and the Eysenck Personality Inventory. The 2 groups were not distinguishable on total GSRS scores or rates of DSM-III diagnosed mental disorder. However, greater trait scores for neuroticism and introversion were found in the IBS group, together with a greater reporting of life events perceived as negative.
Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Medical School, St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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D000328:Adult; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology