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Functional gastrointestinal disorders in patients with intellectual disability
Author(s) -
Javaid Amir,
Rushforth Emma,
Sajja Srikanth,
Michael Dasari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.705
Subject(s) - psychiatry , context (archaeology) , anxiety , eating disorders , intellectual disability , medicine , mental health , clinical psychology , psychology , paleontology , biology
Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in the presentation of some psychiatric disorders such as somatisation disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and substance abuse. Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders can also present with psychological symptoms. Furthermore, medications prescribed for GI disorders can cause psychiatric side‐effects. To better understand this complex relationship in the context of intellectual disability, we present 10 adult patients who had accompanying functional gastrointestinal disorders with adverse impact on their mental health.