Background: IBS affects 5–11% of the population of most countries. Prevalence peaks in the
third and fourth decades, with a female predominance. Aim: To provide a guide for the …

Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the strength of association
between rheumatoid arthritis and depression. In addition, we investigated the extent to which …

… FH Creedb, … WE Whiteheadf … e Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, f Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA …

The aim of this study was to assess psychological morbidity and symptoms of burnout in
medical students during their undergraduate training, and to identify baseline factors that predict …

Background The treatment of perinatal depression is a public-health priority because of its
high prevalence and association with disability and poor infant development. We integrated a …

A functional bowel disorder is a functional gastrointestinal disorder attributed to the intestimes.
This paper describes diagnostic criteria for the different syndromes which require different …

In 100 patients with irritable bowel syndrome a wide variety of non-gastrointestinal symptoms
were significantly more common than in a group of 100 age, sex, and social class matched …

This report reviews recent research on the psychosocial aspects of the functional gastrointestinal
disorders (FGIDs). A review and evaluation of existing literature was conducted by a …

Several reports have shown that migrants from southeast Asia tend to have an increased
risk of coronary heart disease when settled in their new country. We compared coronary risk …

This study was undertaken to measure the prevalence of psychological morbidity, and the
nature and source of stress, in first year medical students. Two hundred and four first year …