Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Celiac disease has been linked to decreased quality of life and certain mood disorders. The effect of the gluten free diet on these psychological aspects of the disease is still unclear. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this article is to review the literature on psychological morbidity...

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Main Authors: Zingone, Fabiana, Swift, Gillian L, Card, Timothy R., Sanders, David S, Ludvigsson, Jonas F., Bai, Julio C.
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Published: SAGE Publications 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35846/
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author Zingone, Fabiana
Swift, Gillian L
Card, Timothy R.
Sanders, David S
Ludvigsson, Jonas F.
Bai, Julio C.
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Swift, Gillian L
Card, Timothy R.
Sanders, David S
Ludvigsson, Jonas F.
Bai, Julio C.
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description BACKGROUND: Celiac disease has been linked to decreased quality of life and certain mood disorders. The effect of the gluten free diet on these psychological aspects of the disease is still unclear. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this article is to review the literature on psychological morbidity of celiac disease. METHODS: We performed a PubMed search for the time period from 1900 until June 1, 2014, to identify papers on psychological aspects of celiac disease looking specifically at quality of life, anxiety, depression and fatigue. RESULTS: Anxiety, depression and fatigue are common complaints in patients with untreated celiac disease and contribute to lower quality of life. While aspects of these conditions may improve within a few months after starting a gluten-free diet, some patients continue to suffer from significant psychological morbidity. Psychological symptoms may affect the quality of life and the dietary adherence. CONCLUSION: Health care professionals need to be aware of the ongoing psychological burden of celiac disease in order to support patients with this disease.
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spelling nottingham-358462020-05-04T17:03:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35846/ Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature Zingone, Fabiana Swift, Gillian L Card, Timothy R. Sanders, David S Ludvigsson, Jonas F. Bai, Julio C. BACKGROUND: Celiac disease has been linked to decreased quality of life and certain mood disorders. The effect of the gluten free diet on these psychological aspects of the disease is still unclear. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this article is to review the literature on psychological morbidity of celiac disease. METHODS: We performed a PubMed search for the time period from 1900 until June 1, 2014, to identify papers on psychological aspects of celiac disease looking specifically at quality of life, anxiety, depression and fatigue. RESULTS: Anxiety, depression and fatigue are common complaints in patients with untreated celiac disease and contribute to lower quality of life. While aspects of these conditions may improve within a few months after starting a gluten-free diet, some patients continue to suffer from significant psychological morbidity. Psychological symptoms may affect the quality of life and the dietary adherence. CONCLUSION: Health care professionals need to be aware of the ongoing psychological burden of celiac disease in order to support patients with this disease. SAGE Publications 2015-04-01 Article PeerReviewed Zingone, Fabiana, Swift, Gillian L, Card, Timothy R., Sanders, David S, Ludvigsson, Jonas F. and Bai, Julio C. (2015) Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature. United European Gastroenterology Journal, 3 (2). pp. 136-145. ISSN 2050-6414 anxiety depression fatigue gluten quality of life doi:10.1177/2050640614560786 doi:10.1177/2050640614560786
spellingShingle anxiety
depression
fatigue
gluten
quality of life
Zingone, Fabiana
Swift, Gillian L
Card, Timothy R.
Sanders, David S
Ludvigsson, Jonas F.
Bai, Julio C.
Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature
title Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature
title_full Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature
title_fullStr Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature
title_short Psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature
title_sort psychological morbidity of celiac disease: a review of the literature
topic anxiety
depression
fatigue
gluten
quality of life
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35846/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35846/