Inflammatory bowel disease-related fatigue is correlated with depression and gender.

Philip KeightleyRebecca E ReayPaul PavliJeffrey C L Looi

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2018)

Depression was the strongest predictor of variance in fatigue scores. Gender as a cause of fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease requires further exploration. Attachment style, however, may still help clinicians to conceptualise help-seeking behaviour and clinician-patient relationships in medically unexplained symptoms.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
mental health
physical activity
case report
palliative care
drug induced