Ford M J
J Psychosom Res. 1986;30(4):399-410. doi: 10.1016/0022-3999(86)90079-6.
The clinical characteristics and putative pathogenetic mechanisms of the irritable bowel syndrome are described. The complex inter-relationships between stressful life situations, psychoneurotic and somatic factors involved in the production, maintenance and management of alimentary symptoms are discussed using a behavioural model and catastrophe theory.
本文描述了肠易激综合征的临床特征及可能的发病机制。运用行为模型和突变理论，探讨了应激性生活状况、精神神经因素与躯体因素之间复杂的相互关系，这些因素涉及到消化道症状的产生、维持及处理。
