background : psychological factors have important role in vulnerability and maintenance of functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgid). the aims of present study was the comparison of early maladaptive schemas and cognitive emotion regulation styles in fgid patients and normal group. materials and method : for this purpose from functional gastrointestinal disorders population that referred to ...

background : the purpose of this study was to determine reliability and construct validity of a persian version of the gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale (gsrs) in 2 samples of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgid) and healthy persons. materials and methods : the clinical sample consisted of 143 patients diagnosed with fgid who were referred to the psychosomatic disorde...

background: the purpose of this study was to compare alexithymia, anxiety, depression and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders and psychiatric patients. materials and methods: this was a comparative study. study subjects consisted of 210 individuals; 129 patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgid) who referred to the psychos...

Functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) is one of the commonest digestive diseases worldwide and leads to significant morbidity and burden on healthcare resource. The putative bio-psycho-social pathophysiological model for FGID underscores the importance of psychological distress in the pathogenesis of FGID. Concomitant psychological disorders, notably anxiety and depressive disorders, are ...

BACKGROUND Psychological, social, and extraintestinal (somatic) disturbances are prominent features of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID); little attention, however, has been given to differences in the nature of these disturbances in the various FGID subgroups. AIMS (1) To determine whether psychological, social, and extraintestinal factors are associated with specific FGID, and/or...

aim and background: alexithymia or emotional inhibition is an important risk factor for psychosomatic disorders such as gastrointestinal disorders. the aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the dimensions of alexithymia with depression and anxiety in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgid). methods and materials: in a descriptive-correlation study, 129 pat...

Although functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are common, their pathophysiology remains incompletely understood. It is generally accepted that dysfunction of the bidirectional pathways between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system (the 'brain-gut axis') at any level can cause FGID symptoms. In this review article, we focus on the role of the central nervous system in...

Introduction: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are non-fatal, unknown etiology disorders with absence of a structural or biochemical explanation and accounting for up to 50% of gastroenterology referrals. Infant regurgitation, rumination and cyclic vomiting constitute the vomiting disorders. Abdominal pain disorders are classified as: functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome (...

NTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to examine alexithymia symptoms, demographic variables and the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms in a sample of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) and a comparative sample of healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample consisted of 237 individuals, 129 of whom were patients diagnosed with FGIDs. The patients referred...