[Functional digestive disorders and the relationship with psychiatric diseases].
Functional gastrointestinal disorders are frequent causes for medical consultations. Features related to disease, patient or the environment could influence the medical referral. The aim of the study was to estimate the importance of psychiatric disorders in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders.


METHODS
The study was designed to have two phases. Phase I consisted in studying the prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and psychiatric past history in a random sample of 338 from an urban community of 18000 people. Phase II consisted in studying the presence of psychiatric history in patients referred for IBS symptoms.


RESULTS
The prevalence of IBS symptoms in the general population was: 14.4% (8.4% in males and 17.7% in females). Psychiatric positive history was present in 6.2% of the general population and in 6.1% of IBS subjects (p > 0.05). Psychiatric disorders were more common in the IBS subjects who were seeking medical assistance (18%) than in subjects with same symptoms from the general population (6.2%) (p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Psychiatric disorders may influence the medial referral for patients with IBS.
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Facultatea de Medicină Clinica II Medicală Gastroenterologie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
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Florentina
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Brădăţan
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Iuliana
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003196:Computer Graphics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology