A case report of improvement in Crohn’s disease-related symptoms following participation in a comprehensive mind-body program
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Stress is widely believed to play a role in the development and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and several studies of mind-body programs have suggested benefits in this patient population. Here we describe a case report of a young man with a flare in Crohn's disease—related symptoms that improved in response to a comprehensive, multimodal, mind-body program and the development of a novel IBD treatment center that incorporates mind-body approaches, nutrition, and other modalities to provide more holistic and patient-centered care for individuals with IBD.
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Mindfulness-based therapy, a comprehensive mind-body program, meditation, mind-body alternative approaches, yoga, and relaxation response-based mind-body interventions have shown to be beneficial for IBD patients.
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- Authors
- Dossett, M. L., Korzenik, J. R., Baim, M., Denninger, J. W., & Mehta, D. H.
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dossett, Michelle L.
- Venue
- Global Advances in Health and Medicine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-01
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 122-125
- ISSN
- 2164-9561 (ISSN-L)
- 2164-957X
- PMC
- PMC4756789
- OpenAlex
- W2233833068
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Global Advances in Health and Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (K24AT004095, T32AT000051)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Keywords
- Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, stress, disease flares, holistic care, nutrition, patient-centered care
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