Efficacy of antidepressants and psychological therapies in irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors

Alexander C. Ford · McMaster University Medical Centre

Philip Schoenfeld · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Eamonn M.M. Quigley · Cork University Hospital

Abstract

Antidepressants are effective in the treatment of IBS. There is less high-quality evidence for routine use of psychological therapies in IBS, but available data suggest these may be of comparable efficacy.

Topics & Keywords

Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Music Therapy and Health Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hiccups

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Gut

Volume 58, Issue 3, pp. 367-378

DOI: 10.1136/gut.2008.163162

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