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Shafiei F, Dehghani M, Lavasani FF, Manouchehri M, Mokhtare M. Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial examining improvements in emotion regulation, defense mechanisms, quality of life, and IBS symptoms. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1293150. [PMID: 38605838 PMCID: PMC11008577 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1293150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Studies have provided evidence for the effectiveness of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) in treating medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of ISTDP on individuals living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in terms of, emotion regulation (ER) abilities, defense mechanisms, quality of life (QOL), and IBS symptoms. A total of 30 patients diagnosed with IBS were recruited and randomly assigned to either the intervention (n = 15) or control (n = 15) group. Pre- and post-treatment assessments were conducted, along with a follow-up assessment after ten weeks. Repeated measures analyses of variance were employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed that ISTDP led to significant improvements in ER, defense mechanisms, and QOL, as well as a reduction in the severity and frequency of IBS symptoms. These results provide further support for the efficacy of ISTDP as a treatment modality for individuals with IBS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Faezeh Shafiei
- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Science and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Science and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Science and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medical, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Internal Medicine Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Wang J, He P, Deng T, Xu X, Zou D, Wang Y, Zeng W, Zhao M, Wang W, Lin H, Deng M, Kuang L, Chen D, Yang M. The difference of disrupted rhythms of life, work and entertainment between patients with FGIDs and healthy people and their associations with psychological disorders under COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2022; 68:628-638. [PMID: 33557677 DOI: 10.1177/0020764021992835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the differences in disrupted rhythms between healthy people and patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and their associations with mood disorders during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS The rhythm scales were composed of subscales 1 and 2 for the assessment of life-work and entertainment rhythms, respectively; Zung's Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) were used to assess mood disorders. RESULTS A total of 671 patients with FGIDs and 4373 healthy people successfully participated. The scores of subscales 1 and 2 for patients with FGIDs were significantly higher than those for healthy people (p < .005). The SAS and SDS scores, their prevalence rates were significantly higher than those for the healthy group (all p < .001). Health status, current occupation, life-work rhythm, SDS, and SAS were independent related factors of FGIDs. The score of life-work-entertainment rhythm was significantly positively correlated with SDS and SAS (both p < .001). CONCLUSION Disrupted rhythms in patients with FGIDs under the COVID-19 pandemic were more frequently and significantly positively associated with mood disorders.
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- Jing Wang
- Army Medical Center of PLA, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Three Gorges Hospital of Chongqing University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Army Medical Center of PLA, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Army Medical Center of PLA, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Mental Health Center, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Statistics, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Army Medical Center of PLA, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Army Medical Center of PLA, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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