Personality characteristics and irritable bowel syndrome in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Mousavinasab, Seyed M; Gorganinezhad-Moshiri, Mohsen; Saberi-Firouzi, Mehdi; Dehbozorgi, Gholamreza; Mehrabani, Davood

doi:10.4103/1319-3767.36746

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“…By contrast, in some earlier studies, higher neuroticism scores have been reported in patients with IBS than in subjects without IBS [10,11]. A possible major reason for the absence of any significant difference in the neuroticism score between subjects with and without IBS in our study was that the subjects were all freshmen college students.…”

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“…In the study conducted in 41 IBS patients and 2000 healthy persons aged 41 to 49 years old by Palmer et al using [10] Eysenck’s index (Maudsely Personality Inventory: MPI), the average score for neuroticism was higher in the IBS patients than that in healthy persons. In a study performed in 60 IBS patients (average age ± standard deviation: 29 ± 7) and 55 healthy persons (average age ± standard deviation: 27 ± 7) using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), Mousavinasab et al [11] reported a higher average score for hypochondriasis in the IBS patients than that in the healthy persons. Farman et al [12] showed that the average score for neuroticism in an evaluation conducted using the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) was significantly higher in the C-IBS group (33 patients) than the scores in the groups with other subtypes of IBS (71 with D-IBS patients and 46 A-IBS patients).…”

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Effects of personality traits on the manifestations of irritable bowel syndrome

Tayama

Nakaya

Hamaguchi

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BioPsychoSocial Med

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ObjectivePrevious studies have reported that patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) show high neuroticism. However, the precise association between the IBS subtypes and the degree of neuroticism in younger populations is largely unknown. We tested our hypothesis that subjects with diarrhea-predominant IBS may have a higher degree of neuroticism than subjects without IBS or those with other subtypes of IBS. We also verified the additional hypothesis that the severity of neuroticism might be correlated with the severity of IBS in younger populations.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of 557 university students, ranging in age from 18 to 21 years. Presence/ absence of IBS and determination of the IBS subtype was by the Rome II Modular Questionnaire, while the severity of IBS was determined by the IBS severity index (IBS-SI). The degree of neuroticism was evaluated using the Maudsely Personality Inventory (MPI). The presence/absence of psychological distress was measured with the K6 scale.ResultsNeuroticism scores in the subjects with diarrhea-predominant IBS were significantly higher than those in the non-IBS subjects or subjects with constipation-predominant IBS. The neuroticism scores were significantly correlated with the IBS-SI scores in all subjects with IBS.ConclusionThese results suggest that neuroticism is involved in the pathophysiology of IBS in young subjects, especially in that of the diarrhea-predominant subtype.

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Effects of personality traits on the manifestations of irritable bowel syndrome

Tayama

Nakaya

Hamaguchi

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“…Similarly, the MMPI-2 has been validated in Iran (Duckworth & Anderson 1995;Haskell, 1996;Mokhber et al, 2008;Mootabi, 1995). Therefore, the MMPI-2 is mostly applied as the standardized test for screening of mental and personality disorders in Iran (Khodarahimi, 2010b;Mootabi, 1995, Mousavinasab et al, 2007. This study only used the four subscales of MMPI-2 that measure the psychopathic deviation (PD).…”

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Impulsivity, Aggression, and Psychopathic Deviation in a Sample of Iranian Adolescents and Young Adults: Gender Differences and Predictors

Khodarahimi

2013

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of impulsivity, aggression, and psychopathic deviation and to investigate the roles of age and gender on these constructs in an Iranian sample. The sample consisted of 165 adolescents and 156 young adults who were randomly selected from Shiraz, Iran. A demographic questionnaire and three inventories were used in this study. Impulsivity and its subscales were significantly positively correlated to psychopathy deviation in this sample. There was no significant effect of gender on these variables among adolescents and young adults. Altogether, cognitive impulsivity and verbal aggression explained 5% of variation in psychopathy deviation among this sample.

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“…It is one of the commonest disorders diagnosed by gastroenterologists (8, 9). There is a large part of the population suffering from IBS while only some seek health care in the absence of curative therapy (6, 7, 9, 10). The prevalence of IBS usually varies significantly between countries and depends on the diagnostic criteria used (11).…”

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Prevalence and predictors of irritable bowel syndrome among medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Ibrahim

Battarjee

Almehmadi

2013

Libyan Journal of Medicine

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BackgroundIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a frequent, costly, and potentially disabling gastrointestinal disorder. Medical education is among the most challenging and the most stressful education, and this may predispose to high rates of IBS.ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and predictors of IBS among medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 597 medical students and interns selected by multistage stratified random sample method in 2012. A confidential, anonymous, and self-administered questionnaire was used to collect personal and sociodemographic data, level of emotional stress, and food hypersensitivity during the past 6 months. Rome III Criteria and the Standardized Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were also used.ResultsThe prevalence of IBS was 31.8%. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the first predictor of IBS was female gender (aOR=2.89; 95.0% CI: 1.65–5.05). The second predictor was presence of morbid anxiety (aOR=2.44; 95.0% CI: 1.30–4.55). Living in a school dormitory, emotional stress during 6 months preceding the study, and the academic year were the next predictors.ConclusionsHigh prevalence of IBS prevailed among medical students and interns. Female gender, morbid anxiety, living in school dormitory, emotional stress, and higher educational level (grade) were the predictors of IBS. Screening of medical students for IBS, psychological problems, and reducing stress by stress management are recommended.

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Personality characteristics and irritable bowel syndrome in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Abstract: Due to the high prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with IBS, psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy of these patients is recommended.

Cited by 12 publications

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Effects of personality traits on the manifestations of irritable bowel syndrome

Effects of personality traits on the manifestations of irritable bowel syndrome

Impulsivity, Aggression, and Psychopathic Deviation in a Sample of Iranian Adolescents and Young Adults: Gender Differences and Predictors

Prevalence and predictors of irritable bowel syndrome among medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

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