I had the pleasure of sitting down with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experts and patient advocates in honor of World IBD Day to discuss a topic I am most passionate about — the integration of a mind and body approach into IBD care.
While there is much to be grateful for with respect to medical advances in the management of IBD over the last decade, with respect to medical advances in the management of IBD over the last decade, the prevalence of comorbid mental health disorders has remained high and stagnant — suggesting that simply screening our IBD patients for anxiety and depression is insufficient and usually too late.
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