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The Irritable Bowel Syndrome a Dietary and Multi-Element Psychological Approach to Its Treatment

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331116
Date08 1900
CreatorsGray, Steven Garland
ContributorsPeek, Leon A., Haynes, Jack Read, Toledo, Jose Raphael, Lawlis, G. Frank
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 88 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Gray, Steven Garland, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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