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

作者：Paul R. Latimer · 发表于：Psychological Medicine · 年份：1978 · DOI：10.1017/s0033291700018857 · 被引用次数：35 · 研究领域：Inflammatory Bowel Disease、Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare、Empathy and Medical Education

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.