Aims: Is there evidence for increased psychological distress and alterations in personality
functioning in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) compared to …

Background and aims This study examined differences in personality, psychological
distress, and stress coping in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) depending on type of …

Background and aims Psychologic stress can affect the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), but the precise contribution of psychologic stress to IBD remains unclear. We …

Background Disease activity may be a risk factor for psychological illness in patients with
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Aim To correlate objective measures of disease activity …

OBJECTIVE: The determinants of health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease
are not completely understood. The present study aimed to assess two factors in patients …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)
is a chronic and disabling disease with unknown etiology. There have been some …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a common and debilitating disease of the
gastrointestinal tract. Psychological distress is highly comorbid to IBD, especially during …

Background and aims The role of new psychological factors such as psychopathological
patterns and defense mechanisms in the care of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been …

Background and aims Using the Common Sense Model (CSM), this study aimed to examine
the extent to which illness beliefs, coping styles, self-efficacy, and mindfulness mediate this …

Objective Psychological factors, such as stress, anxiety, and depression, are frequently
related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, few studies have examined these …