Background: IBS is a common, painful, potentially disabling GI disorder associated with significant mental and medical (physical) comorbidity. The rate of mental-physical comorbidity is particularly high in more severe IBS patients seen in tertiary care settings. The individual and joint effects of coexisting mental and physical conditions on IBS is unknown but important because of their influence on health outcomes in general. Aim. This study investigated the explanatory value of 2 approaches for modeling mental-physical comorbidity associated with IBS.

Introduction: Functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are two important functional gastrointestinal disorders. Factors that contribute to symptoms are psychosocial factors, traumatic events, stress response and sensitivity of the stomach and gut. Previous we have shown an association between these factors and stress reactivity. However, whether the acute physiological stress response affects gastrointestinal sensorimotor function remains unknown. In this study we explored this relation in healthy volunteers, FD and IBS.

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Treatment for prolonged grief has been controversial. However, recent studies have clarified several key issues, offering important guidance to clinicians. This review summarizes the most recent evidence on the efficacy of grief treatments, moderators of treatment response, and new treatment approaches. Recent research findings highlight that grief therapy is efficacious when targeted to adult and child grievers with persistent and elevated levels of distress.