title: Editor's preamble: the nature of IBS and the need for a psychological approach.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. olafur_palsson@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Olafur S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Palsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care