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eCAM 2008 5(1):41-50; doi:10.1093/ecam/nem046
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Mind/Body Psychological Treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Bruce D. Naliboff1,2,3, Michael P. Fresé1,2,3 and Lobsang Rapgay2

1UCLA Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women's Health, 2Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and 3Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Currently, the goal of treatment for those with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is to improve the quality of life through a reduction in symptoms. While the majority of treatment approaches involve the use of traditional medicine, more and more patients seek out a non-drug approach to managing their symptoms. Current forms of non-drug psychologic or mind/body treatment for IBS include hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and brief psychodynamic psychotherapy, all of which have been proven efficacious in clinical trials. We propose that incorporating the constructs of mindfulness and acceptance into a mind/body psychologic treatment of IBS may be of added benefit due to the focus on changing awareness and acceptance of one's own state which is a strong component of traditional and Eastern healing philosophies.

Keywords: irritable bowel syndrome – mind body interactions – mindfulness – psychological treatments – stress response

For reprints and all correspondence: Bruce D. Naliboff, PhD, Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women's Health, VAGLAHS, Bldg. 115, Rm. 223, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. Tel: (310) 268-3242; Fax: (310) 794-2864; E-mail: naliboff{at}ucla.edu

Received March 7, 2006; accepted April 4, 2007


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