Defense Mechanisms in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Their Relationship with Symptom Severity and Quality of Life.

Fahimeh Saeed, Mansour Salehi, Kaveh Alavi, Hossein Ajdarkosh, Fatemeh Kashaninasab, Farnaz Nasr Esfahani

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Article in Middle East journal of digestive diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fahimeh SaeedPsychiatrist, Mental Health Research Center, Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Assisstant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Department, Psychosis Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Mansour SalehiAssociate Professor of Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Center, Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Kaveh AlaviAssistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mental Health Research Center, Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Hossein AjdarkoshAssociate Professor of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Fatemeh KashaninasabAssistant Professor of Psychiatry, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Farnaz Nasr EsfahaniPsychiatrist, Mental Health Research Center, Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences · IR

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Despite the fact that there is theoretical evidence about the association between unconscious defense mechanisms and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), experimental evidence in this regard is limited. The aim of the present study was to compare the defense mechanisms used by the patients with IBS and a control group, and to investigate the relationship between these mechanisms with the severity of the disease and patients' quality of life. METHODS Fourty-five patients with IBS (mean age of 37.1 years; 14 males) and 45 controls (mean age of 38.0 years; 13 males) were evaluated. IBS diagnosis was determined based on Rome III criteria and the predominant pattern of the disease was determined based on the patient's history (13 diarrheapredominant, 16 constipation-predominant, and 16 alternating IBS). Defense Style Questionnaire-40, IBS Severity Scale, and IBS-Quality of Life questionnaire were used. RESULTS The mean scores of projection, acting-out, somatization, autistic fantasy, passive-aggression, and reaction formation in the IBS group were significantly higher than the control group and the mean scores of humor and anticipation mechanisms were higher in the control group. There was no significant correlation between the score of defense mechanisms and the severity of IBS and the patients' quality of life. CONCLUSION The severity of immature defenses in the IBS group was significantly higher, whereas the severity of mature defenses was higher in the control group. These defenses were not correlated with the severity of IBS. Considering the limited sample size, these relationships need to be more investigated.

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Defense mechanisms,Functional gastrointestinal disorderIrritable bowel syndromeQuality of life

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PMID31687115

DOI10.15171/mejdd.2019.143

PMCPMC6819962

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