The role of hypnotherapy for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic disorders of unknown aetiology which are characterized by episodes of exacerbations and remissions. There is evidence that perceived distress contributes to IBD symptom flares; anxiety and depression are frequently found in patients with the active disease. Because there is no cure, treatment has to focus on prevention of complications, induction/maintenance of remission and improvement of quality of life. Gut-directed hypnotherapy (GHT) has been used successfully in functional gastrointestinal disorders. Few experimental studies and case reports have been published for IBD; GHT increases the health-related quality of life and reduces symptoms. Additionally, GHT seems to have an immune-modulating effect and is able to augment clinical remission in patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis.
['Moser|Gabriele|G|']
D006801:Humans D006990:Hypnosis D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases D011788:Quality of Life D012074:Remission Induction D013315:Stress, Psychological D016896:Treatment Outcome
treatment inflammatory bowel diseases brain–gut axis hypnosis integrated care psychological distress psychotherapy