Does depression influence symptom severity in irritable bowel syndrome? Case study of a patient with irritable bowel syndrome and bipolar disorder.

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OBJECTIVE: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is frequently associated with mood disorder. However, it is typically difficult to distinguish between disturbed mood as a causal agent and disturbed mood as a consequence of the experience of IBS. This report considers the association between mood and symptom severity in a patient with diarrhea-predominant IBS and stable, rapid cycling bipolar disorder with a predominantly depressive course. Such a case provides an important opportunity to determine...

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Authors: Crane, C; Martin, M; Johnston, D; Goodwin, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Psychosomatic medicine
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 919-923
• Publication date: 2003-01-01
• DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000088590.01737.07
• EISSN: 1534-7796
• ISSN: 0033-3174
• Language: English
• Keywords: Hormone Replacement Therapy; Humans; Drug Therapy, Combination; Affect; Antidepressive Agents; Lithium; Follow-Up Studies; Periodicity; Bipolar Disorder; Triazines; Imipramine; Antimanic Agents; Models, Psychological; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Female; Prospective Studies; Tryptophan; Tranylcypromine; Middle Aged; Depression; Severity of Illness Index