title: [The psychosocial impacts caused by diagnosis and treatment of Coeliac Disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To comprehend the psychosocial effects that Coeliac Disease diagnosis entails.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative study, achieved through semi-structured interviews, analyzed in accordance to the Association of ideas map Technique. A total 12 recently-diagnosed patients from the Centro de diagnóstico, tratamento e apoio ao paciente com doença celíaca (Coeliac Disease Prevention, Support and Treatment Diagnose Centre) from the Hospital Universitário de Brasília (University Hospital of Brasilia) were enrolled for the study, between the years of 2013 and 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The interviewed patients presented negative impacts in three categories: psychoaffective, family and social relationships, indicating issues with social readaptation once the treatment had started, as well as difficulty coping with a gluten free diet.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coeliac Disease holds substantial impact on psychological functions, family and social relationships to diagnosed patients, requiring a clinical biopsychological assistance for better adherence to treatment and patients quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Susy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lenora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfi
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Josenaide Engracia dos
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult