The present study sought to determine whether a dietary and multi-element psychological treatment (DMPT) approach in combination with standard medical treatment would offer a more efficacious therapeutic package to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients than would standard medical treatment (SMT) employed alone. The DMPT group (N = 19) received a stress management training package for a 2 week period consisting of relaxation training, imagery, and bowel sound biofeedback training via a stethoscope, in addition to instructions to increase their daily consumption of dietary fiber. They also were to continue the implementation of whatever standard medical treatment they were currently receiving, be it a bulking agent, or anti-anxiety, anti-cholinergic, or anti-depressant medications, etc. The SMT group (N = 19) simply received whatever conventional medical treatment they had been prescribed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331116 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Gray, Steven Garland |
| Contributors | Peek, Leon A., Haynes, Jack Read, Toledo, Jose Raphael, Lawlis, G. Frank |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 88 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Gray, Steven Garland, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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