"It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": a qualitative exploratory study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in inflammatory bowel disease Mikocka-Walus, Antonina, Turnbull, Deborah A., Moulding, Nicole T., Wilson, Ian G., Andrews, Jane M. and Holtmann, Gerald J. 2007, "It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": a qualitative exploratory study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in inflammatory bowel disease, BMC gastroenterology, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-7-38. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads mikockawalus-itdoesntdo-2007.pdf Published version application/pdf 409.20KB 86 Title "It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": a qualitative exploratory study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in inflammatory bowel disease Author(s) Mikocka-Walus, Antonina orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-3956 Turnbull, Deborah A. Moulding, Nicole T. Wilson, Ian G. Andrews, Jane M. Holtmann, Gerald J. Journal name BMC gastroenterology Volume number 24 Issue number 7 Article ID 38 Start page 1 End page 6 Total pages 6 Publisher BioMed Central Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2007 ISSN 1471-230X Summary Background: Interest in psychological factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)has increased in recent years. It has even been proposed that treating psychological co-morbiditieswith antidepressants may control disease activity and improve quality of life. Despite this, there isno data on gastroenterologists' attitudes to, and experiences with, antidepressant therapy inpatients with IBD.Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 gastroenterologists associated withmetropolitan teaching hospitals. Qualitative content analysis was used to examine their responses.Results: Seventy-eight percent of gastroenterologists had treated IBD patients withantidepressants for pain, depression and/or anxiety, and insomnia. Antidepressants were reportedto be useful in improving psychosocial well-being, quality of life, and self-management of the diseaseby patients. However, in this group of gastroenterologists, there appears to be skepticism towardspsychological disorders themselves or antidepressant therapy having a central role in either thecausation of IBD or its clinical course. Nevertheless, these gastroenterologists were receptive tothe idea of conducting a trial of the role of antidepressants in IBD.Conclusion: While the majority of specialists have treated IBD patients with antidepressants,there is considerable skepticism with regard to efficacy of antidepressive therapy or the role ofpsychological factors in the outcome of IBD patients. Language eng DOI 10.1186/1471-230X-7-38 Field of Research 110307 Gastroenterology and Hepatology 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy) 1103 Clinical Sciences Socio Economic Objective 920105 Digestive System Disorders HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2007, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30089176 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 21 Nov 2016, 13:48:28 EST Tue, 22 Nov 2016, 04:00:24 EST Tue, 22 Nov 2016, 05:05:38 EST Wed, 03 May 2017, 14:51:09 EST Wed, 03 May 2017, 14:54:07 EST Wed, 03 May 2017, 15:00:37 EST Sat, 13 May 2017, 02:32:41 EST Thu, 18 May 2017, 12:12:37 EST Sat, 21 Oct 2017, 02:32:32 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:53:58 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 32 times in TR Web of Science Cited 37 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 254 Abstract Views, 87 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 21 Nov 2016, 13:48:28 EST

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