significant higher score for all clinical scales: Hypochondriasis. (P
Psychological profiles of irritable bowel syndrome subtypes.. Michel BOUCHOUCHA, Florence MARY, Cyriaque BON, Gheorges AIRINEI, Bakhtiar BEJOU, Robert BENAMOUZIG Hôpital Avicenne. Bobigny, France.
Purpose: Abnormal psychological profiles are frequently found in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the characteristics of psychological profiles of IBS, and IBS phenotypes patients among FGID patients
Patients and methods. 608 consecutive FGID patients including 235 IBS patients have filled a Rome III questionnaire and the French version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI 2). For each item of this test, data are normalized according to the gender and the age, and normal values are 50±10. Data analysis was performed using univariate analysis with post hoc Bonferroni corrections and multivariate logistic regression with a backwards selection procedure on significant scales after univariate analysis with a level of signification P
