Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the principal forms of inflammatory bowel disease.
Both represent chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which displays …

Mental health is a significant yet overlooked aspect of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
patient care, with challenges in determining optimal treatments and psychological health …

1.1. Aim The overarching aim of ECCO is to improve the care of patients with IBD through
the development of guidelines, education and research. Current evidence is fundamental in …

Psychological interventions have been designed and implemented effectively in a wide
range of medical conditions, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Inflammatory …

The high comorbidity of psychological disorders in both functional and organic
gastrointestinal diseases suggests the intimate and complex link between the brain and the …

There is increasing evidence that brain− gut interactions are altered during development of
inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Understanding the relationship between the …

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] increasingly use alternative and
complementary therapies, for which appropriate evidence is often lacking. It is estimated that …

Stress and stress-related mental health problems are major causes of illness and disability.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction ('MBSR') is a group-based health promotion intervention …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and relapsing intestinal inflammatory
condition, hallmarked by a disturbance in the bidirectional interaction between gut and …

The brain-gut axis represents a complex bi-directional system comprising multiple
interconnections between the neuroendocrine pathways, the autonomous nervous system …