Subthreshold Psychiatric Psychopathology in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Can It Be the Bridge between Gastroenterology and Psychiatry?

Cristina StasiCristiana NisitaSonia CortopassiGiorgio CorrettiDario GambacciniNicola De BortoliBernardo FaniNatalia SimonettiAngelo RicchiutiLiliana Dell'OssoSantino MarchiMassimo Bellini

Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2017)

The high prevalence of subthreshold psychiatric symptomatology in patients with FGD, which is likely to influence the expression of gastrointestinal symptoms, suggested the usefulness of psychological evaluation in patients with FGDs.

Keyphrases

mental health
poor prognosis
sleep quality
binding protein
depressive symptoms
patient reported