Factors Associated With Efficacy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Versus Education for Patients With Irritable Bowel  Syndrome

Among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), it would be helpful to identify those most likely to respond to specific treatments, yet few factors have been identified that reliably predict positive outcome. We sought to identify pretreatment baseline characteristics that associate with symptom improvement in patients who received empirically validated regimens of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or IBS education.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research