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Crohn's disease: a review of the psychological and social outcome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Paul R. Latimer
Paul R. Latimer*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Paul R. Latimer, Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Synopsis

A review of the psychosocial literature relating to Crohn's disease reveals that most available studies have been aetiologically oriented and that there are important gaps in our knowledge about the psychological and social concomitants of the disease. Some future research possibilities are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , November 1978 , pp. 649 - 656
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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