Mental Health Levels in IBS, IBD and Healthy People: a Comparative Study

Journal Title: Journal of Science and today’s world - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 5

Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common disorders of digestive system, which is more connected to socio-psychosocial factors than the other digestive system disorders like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). As a matter of fact, this study has been conducted with the aim to compare the mental health levels of patients suffering from IBS and IBD and healthy people. In the current research, the first population includes all patients who referred to Baqiyatallah Hospital in Tehran and diagnosed with above diseases during 2006-2007. The second population group includes employed healthy people and healthy attendants of digestive patients referring to the same hospital during the same period of time. The proposed sample comprised of 90 people (30 with IBS, 30 with IBD and 30 healthy persons). Sampling was made through first-hand information and data collection devices including ROME-II scale and psychological symptoms checklist (SCL-90-R) as well as demographic information questionnaires. The acquired data were analyzed through the mean, standard deviation and analysis of one-way variance (ANOVA). The results showed that the mental health levels in IBS patients, in all aspects, were lower than those of IBD patients or healthy persons. But mental health level of IBS patients was insignificant in half of the aspects in comparison with IBD patients. Comparative analysis of IBS and IBD patients also showed significant difference (p<0.01) so far as scales of somatization, anxiety, phobia and psychosis are concerned. The results acquired from comparison of mental health levels in IBS patients and normal individuals also showed a significant difference (p<0.01) in all aspects except in paranoid thoughts. It seems that the lower levels of mental health in IBS patients on one hand, indicates the role of psychological factors in developing this disease, on the other it shows the need of psychological treatments including behavioral - cognitive treatments.

Authors and Affiliations

Majid Mahvi-Shirazi, Ebrahim Ahmadi, Masoumeh Shir Ali

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Majid Mahvi-Shirazi, Ebrahim Ahmadi, Masoumeh Shir Ali (2013). Mental Health Levels in IBS, IBD and Healthy People: a Comparative Study. Journal of Science and today’s world, 2(5), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-29311