Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	25969
Country	Italy

Received	2016-03-27 09:00
Peer-Review Started	2016-03-27 14:04
To Make the First Decision	2016-05-12 14:31
Return for Revision	2016-05-13 08:58
Revised	2016-05-26 17:18
Second Decision	2016-06-06 08:20
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-06-07 15:15
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-06-15 19:01
Articles in Press	2016-06-15 19:01
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-07-14 14:18
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-07-22 13:48

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Category	Neurosciences
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Personality traits and emotional patterns in irritable bowel syndrome
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Maria Rosaria A Muscatello, Antonio Bruno, Carmela Mento, Gianluca Pandolfo and Rocco A Zoccali
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Rocco A Zoccali, Professor, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, 98125 Messina, Italy. rocco.zoccali@unime.it
Key Words	Alexithymia; Depression; Anxiety; Anger; Conscientiousness; Irritable bowel syndrome; Emotions; Personality; Neuroticism; Extraversion
Core Tip	The complex nature of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) requires a multidisciplinary approach from different fields of scientific knowledge. This review examines the contribution of personality traits and emotional patterns to pathophysiology, clinical expression, and outcome of IBS. Several personality traits and constructs, such as neuroticism, conscientiousness, and alexithymia, are closely associated with IBS. Negative emotions, which are probably more entangled with neurobiological substrates, seem to have a key role in the brain-gut axis dysfunction which characterizes IBS. Based on the reviewed evidence, effective treatments for IBS should also address personality traits and emotions to improve outcomes in IBS patients.
Publish Date	2016-07-22 13:48
Citation	Muscatello MRA, Bruno A, Mento C, Pandolfo G, Zoccali RA. Personality traits and emotional patterns in irritable bowel syndrome. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(28): 6402-6415
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i28/6402.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i28.6402

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