Greater intolerance to uncertainty predicts poorer quality of life in adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome.

Levinthal DjStephanie RomutisAjai RajalabanVishnu C S KumarRobert FeldmanAndrew D AlthouseVenkatesan T

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2021)

Higher degrees of IU are associated with increased anxiety and reduced QOL in patients with CVS. IU is a malleable cognitive trait that can be targeted by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Our results suggest that some CVS patients may benefit from non-pharmacologic therapies such as CBT.

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cancer therapy
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dna methylation
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patient reported outcomes