Abstract
Sixty-seven patients with the irritable colon syndrome are reported. The symptom complex is considered to be a concomitant of an affective disorder, and the psychological factors associated with the genesis of the illness are discussed. Fifty-six patients received treatment with anti-depressant therapy, of whom 80% reported significant improvement.
MeSH terms
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Abdomen
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Affective Symptoms / complications
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Amitriptyline / therapeutic use
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Child
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Colonic Diseases, Functional / drug therapy
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Colonic Diseases, Functional / etiology*
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Constipation / complications
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Diarrhea / complications
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pain
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Phenothiazines / therapeutic use
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Psychophysiologic Disorders* / drug therapy
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Sex Factors
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Stress, Psychological / complications
Substances
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Phenothiazines
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Amitriptyline