Mood swings in patients with Crohn's disease: incidence and associated factors

Lima, Flávia DAgosto Vidal de; Ribeiro, Tarsila Campanha da Rocha; Chebli, Liliana Andrade; Pace, Fábio Heleno de Lima; Chaves, Leonardo Duque de Miranda; Ribeiro, Mário Sérgio; Chebli, Júlio Maria Fonseca

doi:10.1016/s0104-4230(12)70233-6

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“…Although studies had not the objective of researching data from CD etiology, 90.9% of patients indicated that in the period in which the disease manifested, there was experience with psychological difficulty, trauma, remarkable fact, suffering and state of powerlessness.All of them associate crisis, what denotes disorder activity, with psychological difficulties. Lima et al (2012) have demonstrated that 58% of patients present high mood oscillation and recommend constant evaluation with psychological accompaniment, for, even in period of remission, these patients tend to present symptoms of depression and anxiety. These data corroborate work from Caprilli et al 5 , which report that 50% of patients with CD have psychological disorders, lower life quality and relate psychic suffering to illness severity.…”

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Influence of transpersonal brief psychotherapy on depression and anxiety in patients with Crohn's disease

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2023

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Introduction: Crohn’s disease is a chronic illness with continuous and longstanding treatment, being these patients more vulnerable to develop psychological disorders. Objectives: Evaluating the effects of Transpersonal Brief Psychotherapy over anxiety and depression on patients with Crohn’s disease. Method: The sample was composed by 11 Crohn’s disease patients of both sexes and mean age of 40 years old. It was used the clinical method and the procedure consisted of treatment with Transpersonal Brief Psychotherapy based on the theoretical reference of the Transpersonal Integrative Approach with data collection before and after the psychotherapy. The following instruments were used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and the Crohn’s Disease Activity Index. In order to evaluate the results, it was applied descriptive analysis and the statistical methodology with Wilcoxon test. Results: The procedure turned out to be effective to all instruments (p<0.05) and the most significant result was to depression (-76.8%), followed by anxiety (-62%) and the disease activity (-35%). Conclusion: The Transpersonal Brief Psychotherapy has brought meaningful benefits to patients with Crohn’s disease, reducing the levels of anxiety, depression and the severity of Crohn’s disease and, consequently, it has improved their life quality.

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“…It affects people of both sexes and it is most common in the developed countries, amongst whites and the Jewish. The first symptoms appear, specially, along the second and third decades of life, with most incidences between the second and the fourth decades (Lima et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%