Holistic approach to IBD patients

We thank Ruddy et al for their response to our editorial and congratulate them on their passionate defence of the mental components of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. We agree wholeheartedly that patients with IBD often suffer from emotional difficulties and adjustment issues that need to be addressed adequately. Indeed, stemming from our conviction about the mental component in IBD, our department has a unique ‘psycho-gastro’ service with an...