Gastropsychology News

Gastrointestinal psychologists employ various treatments to help alleviate the distress associated with GI disorders.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Healio Gastroenterology and its collaborators unveiled its newest class of Disruptive Innovators Award recipients during the 2023 American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.

Case-control and cohort analyses showed dysphasia, gastroparesis, irritable bowel syndrome without diarrhea and constipation may be associated with an increased risk for Parkinson’s disease, according to research in Gut.

Psychological therapies provided short-term improvements in anxiety, depression, stress and quality of life in people with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease but did not improve disease activity or prevent relapse, according to analysis.

Although telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy did not change short-term weight outcomes in patients 1 year after bariatric surgery, it did improve disordered eating and psychological distress, researchers reported.

A patient with long-standing irritable bowel syndrome came to her gastroenterologist after a flare, indicating that she had stopped responding to her medication.

Scoring systems based on behavioral and clinical data outperformed existing scores in predicting risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, according to data presented at the EASL Congress.

The ACG and the AGA Gastrointestinal Opportunity Fund have made “strategic” financial investments in Oshi Health to quicken the adoption of a whole-person multidisciplinary hybrid care model for digestive health, according to a release.

June is Pride Month, and in this installment of our diversity, equity and inclusion video series with ASGE, Matthew B. McNeill, MD, discusses how providers can counter health disparities and help LGBTQ+ patients receive equitable care.

CHICAGO — Patients with celiac disease reported various challenges when dating, notably communicating their needs and managing feelings of sadness, anxiety and embarrassment, according to data at Digestive Disease Week.