P045 illness stigma, body image dissatisfaction, twarted belongingness, and depressive symptoms in youth with inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves invasive symptoms and embarrassing treatment side effects (e.g., weight gain/loss). Elevated levels of depressive symptoms are also observed in youth with IBD, and have been linked to perceived illness stigma and feelings of social isolation. One potential variable related to stigma that has received only minimal attention in the pediatric IBD literature is body image dissatisfaction, which is associated with poor social identity development and increased depressive symptoms in healthy youth.

Source: Gastroenterology - January 25, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Caroline Roberts, Kaitlyn Gamwell, Clayton Edwards, Marissa Baudino, Jeanne Tung, Noel Jacobs, John Grunow, Stephen Gillaspy, Larry Mullins, John Chaney Tags: Quality of Life/Psychosocial Care Source Type: research