title: Irritable bowel syndrome and family history of psychiatric disorder: a preliminary study.
abstract: A series of 70 consecutive patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were interviewed concerning their family history of psychiatric disorders. A series of 60 consecutive patients with major depression (MDE) were also interviewed, as were a control group of 46 relatives of patients with organic brain disease. The results showed that both IBS and MDE groups had a similar, higher prevalence of relatives with psychiatric illness than controls, and that this was due to a higher prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorder in the relatives. The implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: St. Tydfil's Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Blewett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000235:genetics*; D003704:Dementia / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D015995:Prevalence