Gut feelings 1. Mind, mood and gut in irritable bowel syndrome: approaches to psychiatric care.

Objective: Psychiatrists are likely to encounter patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We aim to provide a clinically-focused summary of psychiatric comorbidities and management.

Conclusions: IBS affects up to 15% of the population.

Gut feelings 2. Mind, mood and gut in inflammatory bowel disease: approaches to psychiatric care.

Objectives: The authors aim to provide a clinically-focused summary of psychiatric complications of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and give treatment recommendations.A narrative review of literature drawn from PubMed and Medline.

Conclusions: IBD is a chronic, debilitating and potentially body integrity altering condition with significant morbidity and a slight increase in mortality.