Mental Strain and Chronic Stress among University Students with Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Aim. To investigate the degree of mental strain and chronic stress in a German community sample of students with IBS-like symptoms. Methods and Materials. Following an internet-based survey about stress, this study recruited 176 German university students (23.45±2.48 years; 48.3% males) with IBS-lik...

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Main Authors: Marco D. Gulewitsch, Paul Enck, Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke, Katja Weimer, Angelika A. Schlarb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/206574