@entity344 are frequent causes for medical consultations. Features related to disease, @entity1 or the environment could influence the medical referral. The aim of the study was to estimate the importance of @entity146 in @entity1 with functional @entity344 . MATERIAL AND METHOD: The study was designed to have two phases. Phase I consisted in studying the prevalence of @entity1744 ( @entity1744 ) and @entity146 past history in a random sample of 338 from an urban community of 18000 @entity1 . Phase II consisted in studying the presence of @entity146 history in @entity1 referred for @entity1744 symptoms. RESULTS: The prevalence of @entity1744 symptoms in the general population was: 14.4% (8.4% in males and 17.7% in females). Psychiatric positive history was present in 6.2% of the general population and in 6.1% of @entity1744 subjects (p > 0.05). @entity146 were more common in the @entity1744 subjects who were seeking medical assistance (18%) than in subjects with same symptoms from the general population (6.2%) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: @entity146 may influence the medial referral for @entity1 with @entity1744 .

[Functional digestive disorders and the relationship with XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'people', 'patient'] @entity1744 :: ('MESH:D043183', 'Disease') :: ['Irritable Bowel Syndrome', 'IBS'] @entity344 :: ('MESH:D005767', 'Disease') :: ['gastrointestinal disorders', 'Functional gastrointestinal disorders'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric', 'psychiatric disorders', 'Psychiatric disorders']
@entity146 :: (MESH:D001523,Disease) :: ['psychiatric diseases']
