Suicidal ideation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Vivien Miller; Louise Hopkins; Peter J. Whorwell

doi:10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00545-2

Suicidal ideation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Vivien Miller, Louise Hopkins, Peter J. Whorwell

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Background & Aims: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) traditionally is considered as more of a nuisance than having especially serious consequences. However, this is not the picture witnessed in tertiary care where we have encountered some tragic cases, prompting an assessment of suicidal ideation in such patients. Methods: One hundred follow-up, tertiary care IBS (tIBS) patients were compared with 100 secondary IBS (sIBS), 100 primary IBS (pIBS) care patients, and 100 patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Patients were asked if they had either seriously contemplated or attempted suicide specifically because of their bowel problem as opposed to other issues. The hospital anxiety depression score was recorded, as were other clinical details on all patients. Results: A total of 38% of tIBS patients had contemplated suicide because of their symptoms compared with 16% and 4% in the sIBS and pIBS groups (tIBS vs. sIBS vs. pIBS, P =. 002, P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1064-1068
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume	2
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00545-2
Publication status	Published - Dec 2004

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
psychology: Anxiety
Comparative Study
psychology: Depression
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
psychology: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Questionnaires
Severity of Illness Index
psychology: Suicide
statistics & numerical data: Suicide, Attempted

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Suicidal ideation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

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