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. 2012 Jun 21;2012:106502. doi: 10.1155/2012/106502

Table 2.

Options for management of psychological disorders in patients with IBD.

Treatment Study Effectivity
Psychological problems Course of IBD Quality of life
Supportive-expressive and psychodynamic therapy Keller et al. [80] and Wietersheim et al. [81] Ineffective Ineffective Not reported
CBT or stress management Boye et al. [45, 82], Sibaja et al. [83], Schwarz and Blanchard [84], Mussell et al. [85], Szigethy et al. [86] Effective Ineffective Effective
Garcia-Vega and Fernandez-Rodriguez [87],
and Shaw and Ehrlich [88]
Effective Effective Not reported
IBD-focused counseling Wahed et al. [89] Effective Effective Not reported
Lifestyle modification program Langhorst et al. [26, 90] Effective Not reported Effective
Mind-body therapy Elsenbruch et al. [91] Effective Not reported Effective
Antidepressants Mikocka-Walus et al. [7, 92] Effective Controversial Not reported