Sexual and Physical Abuse and Gastrointestinal Illness: Review and Recommendations
Annals of Internal MedicinePublished 15 November 1995
Douglas A. Drossman, Nicholas J. Talley, Jane Leserman, Kevin W. Olden, Marcelo A. Barreiro
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SJR quartileQ1
SJR score3.38
SNIP3.27
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Existing data on the relation between abuse history and gastrointestinal illness is reviewed to discuss possible reasons for this association and to offer suggestions for identifying patients at risk and sensitively eliciting a history.
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The authors agree with existing data on the association between abuse history and gastrointestinal illness. Physicians should ask patients with severe or refractory illness about abuse history. Appropriate referral to a mental health professional may improve the clinical outcome.
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