Psychological treatments for the management of irritable bowel syndrome

No consensus exists on the optimal treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Psychological treatments are increasingly advocated but their effectiveness is unclear.To evaluate the efficacy of psychological interventions for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.A computer assisted search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychInfo, CINAHL, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library and Google Scholar was performed for the years 1966-2008. Local databases...