Psychosocial determinants of irritable bowel syndrome

Table 3 Psychosocial stressors and their relation to irritable bowel syndrome

Daily hassles, major life events (divorce, unemployment, or death of a close relative), and major social events (surviving holocaust, revolution, social changes) determine the onset of irritable bowel syndrome symptoms in susceptible individuals

Psychosocial stressors determine symptom exacerbation and health care seeking