TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological disorders in patients with evacuation disorders and constipation in a tertiary practice
AU - Nehra, Vandana
AU - Bruce, Barbara K.
AU - Rath-Harvey, Doris M.
AU - Pemberton, John H.
AU - Camilleri, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Mses. Patricia Olson, Karen Nehring, and Jeanette Wiebrand for excellent patient care, and Ms. Cindy Stanislav for typing and preparing the manuscript. This study was supported in part by grants #R01 DK54681 and K24 DK02638 from National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2000/7
Y1 - 2000/7
N2 - OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of psychological impairment in patients with rectal evacuation disorders and the influence of psychological disorder on the early outcome of behavioral treatment. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with rectal evacuation disorders referred for biofeedback retraining at a tertiary referral center. The psychological disorder was classified using the DSM IV criteria. Outcome of biofeedback treatment of evacuation at 2 wk was based on symptoms or on the ability to spontaneously expel a balloon placed in the rectum. Improvements in the groups without versus with a psychological disorder or an eating disorder were compared by Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: In the 60 patients (55 women; 5 men; mean age, 38 yr), psychological disorders were identified in 39 (65%); also noted were eating disorder (n = 5), rumination syndrome (n = 3), pain disorder (n = 6), anxiety-depression (n = 10), a combination of depression and pain disorder (n = 3), and a combination of eating disorder with anxiety-depression and pain disorder (n = 12). There was an association between psychological status and outcome at 2 wk of behavioral treatment for evacuation disorder (p = 0.03). The coexistence of eating disorder and psychological disorder resulted in an unfavorable outcome (p = 0.02), compared with those without psychological disorder. CONCLUSION: Psychological impairment was identified in 65% of the patients with evacuation disorder and constipation in a tertiary care practice, and has a significant negative impact on the outcome of behavioral treatment. These data reinforce the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the management of these patients. (C) 2000 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology.
AB - OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of psychological impairment in patients with rectal evacuation disorders and the influence of psychological disorder on the early outcome of behavioral treatment. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with rectal evacuation disorders referred for biofeedback retraining at a tertiary referral center. The psychological disorder was classified using the DSM IV criteria. Outcome of biofeedback treatment of evacuation at 2 wk was based on symptoms or on the ability to spontaneously expel a balloon placed in the rectum. Improvements in the groups without versus with a psychological disorder or an eating disorder were compared by Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: In the 60 patients (55 women; 5 men; mean age, 38 yr), psychological disorders were identified in 39 (65%); also noted were eating disorder (n = 5), rumination syndrome (n = 3), pain disorder (n = 6), anxiety-depression (n = 10), a combination of depression and pain disorder (n = 3), and a combination of eating disorder with anxiety-depression and pain disorder (n = 12). There was an association between psychological status and outcome at 2 wk of behavioral treatment for evacuation disorder (p = 0.03). The coexistence of eating disorder and psychological disorder resulted in an unfavorable outcome (p = 0.02), compared with those without psychological disorder. CONCLUSION: Psychological impairment was identified in 65% of the patients with evacuation disorder and constipation in a tertiary care practice, and has a significant negative impact on the outcome of behavioral treatment. These data reinforce the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the management of these patients. (C) 2000 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00976-X
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00976-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 10925980
AN - SCOPUS:0033915006
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 95
SP - 1755
EP - 1758
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 7
ER -