Hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome in Saudi Arabian patients.
This study investigated whether hypnotherapy provides a significant therapeutic effect in Saudi Arabian patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Patients (n=26) were consecutively recruited at a psychiatry outpatient clinic after diagnosis by a gastroenterologist and a medical evaluation for irritable bowel syndrome. Each patient had 12 sessions of hypnotherapy over a period of 12 weeks (1 session per week). Patients completed a scale measuring symptom severity before and 3 months after the trial. Hypnotherapy significantly enhanced a feeling of better quality of life more in male than in female patients, and bowel habit dissatisfaction was reduced more in female than in male patients.
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Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. fmrahim@ksu.edu.sa
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003672:Defecation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome