Emotional Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

摘要

Inflammatory bowel diseases are not caused by emotional conflicts, but emotional factors influence both the pathogenesis and the course of the illness. Establishing a trusting physician-patient relationship is important in helping the patient to (1) avoid denial of illness or chronic illness behavior, (2) understand symptoms and diagnostic and treatment procedures, and (3) cope with loss of a key person or the threat of lessened self-control.