Snapshot of an integrated psychosocial gastroenterology service

Table 2 Demographics based on response to referral

	Patients seen for an initial intake (n = 118)	Patients not seen for an intake (n = 141)
Demographics
Average age	40	38
Gender (% female)	71	79
Disease type
IBD	22	29
Functional bowel	49	59
Dyspepsia	23	30
Esophageal	15	11
Other	9	12

Patients seen for an initial intake: Includes all patients evaluated by a psychologist, including both functional GI disorders as well as other disease groups; Patients not seen for an intake: Includes all patients that were referred for psychological services by their gastroenterologist, but did not meet with a psychologist; "Other" disease group: Chronic pancreatitis, celiac disease, non-cardiac chest pain, rumination syndrome, functional vomiting, gastroparesis, eosinophilic disease, and aerophagia. Diagnosis Type refers to the patients diagnosed with each disease type. IBD: Inflammatory bowel diseases; GI: Gastrointestinal.