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 |