Gastrointestinal specific anxiety in irritable bowel syndrome: validation of the Japanese version of the visceral sensitivity index for university students

Conclusion:
These findings suggest that the VSI-J is a reliable and valid measure of visceral sensitivity.

Source: BioPsychiSocial Medicine - March 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tatsuo SaigoJun TayamaToyohiro HamaguchiNaoki NakayaTadaaki TomiiePeter BernickMotoyori KanazawaJennifer LabusBruce NaliboffSusumu ShirabeShin Fukudo Source Type: research