Irritable brain caused by irritable bowel? A nationwide analysis for irritable bowel syndrome and risk of bipolar disorder.

We explored the association between IBS and the development of bipolar disorder, and the risk factors for bipolar disorders in patients with IBS.We identified patients who were newly diagnosed with IBS between 2000 and 2010 in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. We also identifie...

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Main Authors: Chia-Jen Liu, Li-Yu Hu, Chiu-Mei Yeh, Yu-Wen Hu, Pan-Ming Chen, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Ti Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4359162?pdf=render