Psychological aspect of psychosomatic pathology of the colon

Taking into consideration the age of individuals, 100 patients (25 men and 75 women) aged 21-60 years were examined by using clinical, psychological a nd statistic (correlation) analysis to determine whether there are relation s between clinical manifestations of the irritable bowel syndrome and perso nality. They were all referred to a psychiatrist from a gastroenterology ho spital. The formation and dynamics of this syndrome, as well as its the cli nical variations (diarrhea, pain, constipation) are largely determined by p ersonality traits (increased anxiety; high inclination to somatization of e motions with inability to adequately verbalize them, pronounced intrapuniti vity; direction of hostility to themselves; permanent inclination to depres sive reactivity) and a passive-defensive behavior under the conditions of f rustration.