TY - JOUR T1 - The relationship between mental disorders and irritable bowel syndrome TT - بررسی رابطه بین اختلالهای روانی با سندرم روده تحریک پذیر (IBS) JF - Yafteh JO - Yafteh VL - 8 IS - 2 UR - http://yafte.lums.ac.ir/article-1-1010-en.html Y1 - 2007 SP - 31 EP - 38 KW - Irritable bowel syndrome KW - Mental disorders KW - Gut abnormalities N2 - Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common abnormality and is associated with symptoms like abdominal pain or defecation discomfort (i.e., constipation or diarrhea). Treatment of this abnormality requires a high cost. Psychiatric complications of this syndrome are numerous accordingly %20 to %60 of affected individuals suffers from them. Anxiety, depression and somatoform disorders are the most frequent complications. Materials and methods: This cross sectional-descriptive study was performed during 6 months on 76 patients who suffered from different gut abnormalities. The research tools were a general health questionnaire (GHQ-28), Rome–II criteria for diagnosis of irritable gut, demographic characteristic check list and clinical interview. Results: The prevalence of IBS was higher among females, married persons, younger people and city dwellers (p M3 ER -