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Personality traits and irritable bowel syndrome
| Neuroticism and alexithymia are common in irritable bowel syndrome patients |
| Neuroticism is a predictor of illness perception and influences coping strategies |
| Examples of measurement tools: Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Personality Inventory[46] |
