Psychological Distress Is Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Manifestation and Mucosal Inflammation.
Sanja DragasevicBiljana StankovicNikola KoturAleksandra Sokic MilutinovicAndreja NikolicSonja PavlovicDragan PopovicPublished in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2024)
A significantly higher psychological distress was identified in IBD patients. CD patients with increased ileal expression of IL17F and IL23A genes had higher PSS and HADS, suggesting a potential interplay between psychological distress and inflammation.