The Relationship between Some Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases
Background: Psychosomatic medicine is a field of medical sciences concentrated on the effects of social, psychological and behavioral factors on human body. The relationship between some gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and psychiatric disorders has been previously investigated. However, little resear...
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| author | Victoria Omranifard Elmira Layegh Nahid Farzadi Hamid Afshar Hamed Daghaghzadeh Mohammad Reza Merasi |
| author_facet | Victoria Omranifard Elmira Layegh Nahid Farzadi Hamid Afshar Hamed Daghaghzadeh Mohammad Reza Merasi |
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| description | Background: Psychosomatic medicine is a field of medical sciences concentrated on the effects of social, psychological and behavioral factors on human body. The relationship between some gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and psychiatric disorders has been previously investigated. However, little research has been conducted on the relation between GI symptoms of psychosomatic diseases and psychiatric disorders.
Methods: In this retrospective study, 1802 cases with GI diseases who referred to the psychosomatic clinic (Isfahan, Iran) during 2005-2010 were evaluated. An attempt was made to find correlations between GI symptoms of psychosomatic diseases and psychiatric disorders.
Findings: No significant relationships were found between GI symptoms and gender, educational level, and marital status. However, age and nausea were significantly correlated (P = 0.002). Anxiety was the most common psychiatric symptom with a frequency of 814. In addition, mood disorders were the most common disease in patients with GI symptoms. Moreover, the most prevalent mood disorder was major depression. On the other hand, abdominal pain was found to be significantly related with psychiatric disorders (P = 0.039).
Conclusion: Our results showed mood disorders to be the most common disorder in patients with GI diseases who referred to the psychosomatic clinic. Therefore, patients with medically unexplained GI symptoms are required to be evaluated for mood disorders , especially major depressive disorder. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48d42153b49145e395a8d56f363907fa2023-09-02T14:54:17ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2012-03-0129172887The Relationship between Some Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal DiseasesVictoria Omranifard0Elmira Layegh1Nahid Farzadi2Hamid Afshar3Hamed Daghaghzadeh4Mohammad Reza Merasi5Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranResident, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranStudent of Medicine, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Psychosomatic Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranAssociate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranAssociate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Biostatistics Research Center, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBackground: Psychosomatic medicine is a field of medical sciences concentrated on the effects of social, psychological and behavioral factors on human body. The relationship between some gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and psychiatric disorders has been previously investigated. However, little research has been conducted on the relation between GI symptoms of psychosomatic diseases and psychiatric disorders. Methods: In this retrospective study, 1802 cases with GI diseases who referred to the psychosomatic clinic (Isfahan, Iran) during 2005-2010 were evaluated. An attempt was made to find correlations between GI symptoms of psychosomatic diseases and psychiatric disorders. Findings: No significant relationships were found between GI symptoms and gender, educational level, and marital status. However, age and nausea were significantly correlated (P = 0.002). Anxiety was the most common psychiatric symptom with a frequency of 814. In addition, mood disorders were the most common disease in patients with GI symptoms. Moreover, the most prevalent mood disorder was major depression. On the other hand, abdominal pain was found to be significantly related with psychiatric disorders (P = 0.039). Conclusion: Our results showed mood disorders to be the most common disorder in patients with GI diseases who referred to the psychosomatic clinic. Therefore, patients with medically unexplained GI symptoms are required to be evaluated for mood disorders , especially major depressive disorder.http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/1326Psychosomatic clinicDemographic characteristicsClinical symptoms |
| spellingShingle | Victoria Omranifard Elmira Layegh Nahid Farzadi Hamid Afshar Hamed Daghaghzadeh Mohammad Reza Merasi The Relationship between Some Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان Psychosomatic clinic Demographic characteristics Clinical symptoms |
| title | The Relationship between Some Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| title_full | The Relationship between Some Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Some Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Some Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| title_short | The Relationship between Some Demographic Characteristics and Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| title_sort | relationship between some demographic characteristics and clinical symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal diseases |
| topic | Psychosomatic clinic Demographic characteristics Clinical symptoms |
| url | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/1326 |
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