Cognitive appraisal and psychological distress among patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the salience of cognitive appraisal and resilience in IBS psychological adjustment. It seems that IBS patients might benefit from psycho-educational interventions designed to assist them in reducing their helplessness appraisal and increasing the appraisal of their ability to cope with the symptoms of their illness. PMID: 25841111 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci Source Type: research