How Commonly Do Patients with a Colorectal Disease Suffer from Mental Health Issues as a Consequence of Their Colorectal Illness? What Sort of Mental Health Symptoms Do They Tend to Develop?
摘要
In an age of innovative surgical techniques, increasingly complicated genomics, and burgeoning therapeutics, the topic of mental health and colorectal disease is relatively neglected. Sporadic papers emerge but tend to be ignored in favor of more exciting areas of study. However, for patient-centered clinicians, mental health is a daily concern. Hopefully, this question of the week results in an increased awareness of the importance of considering the total well-being not only of patients but also of the clinicians themselves.