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15 November 1995 | Volume 123 Issue 10 | Pages 782-794
Objectives: To summarize the existing data on abuse history and gastrointestinal illness, suggest a conceptual scheme to explain these associations, suggest ways to identify patients at risk, and provide information about mental health referral.
Data Sources: Review of the pertinent literature by clinicians and investigators at referral centers who are involved in the care of patients with complex gastrointestinal illness and who have experience in the diagnosis and care of patients with abuse history in these settings.
Study Selection: All research articles and observational data that addressed abuse history in gastroenterologic settings. Articles were identified through a MEDLINE search.
Data Extraction: Independent extraction by multiple observers.
Data Synthesis: On the basis of literature review and consensus, it was determined that abuse history is associated with gastrointestinal illness and psychological disturbance; appears more often among women, patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders, and patients seen in referral settings; is not usually known by the physician; and is associated with poorer adjustment to illness and adverse health outcome.
Author and Article Information
From the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and United Medical Associates, Binghamton, New York.
REVIEW
Sexual and Physical Abuse and Gastrointestinal Illness: Review and Recommendations
Acknowledgments: The authors thank Drs. William Whitehead, Robert Sandler, Ed Walker, and Wayne Katon for their critical review of the manuscript.
Grant Support: By the Functional Brain-Gut Research Group of the American Gastroenterological Association.
Requests for Reprints: Douglas A. Drossman, MD, Division of Digestive Diseases, 420 Burnett-Womack Building, CB #7080, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080.
Current Author Addresses: Dr. Drossman: Division of Digestive Diseases, 420 Burnett-Womack Building, CB #7080, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080.
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