A primer for the gastroenterology provider on psychosocial assessment of patients with disorders of gut‐brain interaction
Sarah Ballou, Dipesh H. Vasant, Livia Guadagnoli, Bonney Reed, Giuseppe Chiarioni, Liesbeth ten Cate, Laurie Keefer, Sarah Kinsinger
Abstract
BACKGROUND: GI-specific psychological factors are important contributors to patients' symptom experience and quality of life across all disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). Clinicians' ability to recognize the role of these psychological factors is essential for formulating a biopsychosocial case conceptualization and informing treatment decisions. PURPOSE: This article will familiarize gastroenterology providers with conceptualizing the role of GI-specific psychological factors in DGBI and provides stepwise, practical guidance for how to assess these during clinical encounters in a time-efficient manner.