Association Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Psychiatric Morbidity and Suicide: A Swedish Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study With Sibling Comparisons.
Jonas F LudvigssonOla OlénHenrik LarssonJonas HalfvarsonCatarina AlmqvistPaul LichtensteinAgnieszka ButwickaPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2022)
Adult-onset IBD was associated with an increased risk of psychiatric disorders and suicide attempts. Psychological follow-up should be provided to patients with IBD, especially those with extraintestinal manifestations and elderly-onset IBD. This follow-up should be within the first year after IBD diagnosis.