Editing Crohn's disease (section)

====Psychiatric and psychological====

Crohn's disease is linked to many psychological disorders, including [[Depression (mood)|depression]] and [[anxiety]], denial of one's disease, the need for dependence or dependent behaviors, feeling overwhelmed, and having a poor self-image.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mental and Emotional Well-Being |url=https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/mental-health |access-date=September 6, 2021 |website=Crohn's & Colitis Foundation |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007193457/https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/mental-health |url-status=live}}</ref>

Many studies have found that people with IBD report a higher frequency of depressive and anxiety disorders than the general population; most studies confirm that women with IBD are more likely than men to develop affective disorders and show that up to 65% of them may have [[Major depressive disorder|depression]] and [[anxiety disorder]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Fracas E, Costantino A, Vecchi M, Buoli M | title = Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Are There Any Gender Differences? | journal = International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | volume = 20 | issue = 13 | page = 6255 | date = June 2023 | pmid = 37444101 | pmc = 10340762 | doi = 10.3390/ijerph20136255 | doi-access = free | title-link = doi }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barberio B, Zamani M, Black CJ, Savarino EV, Ford AC | title = Prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology | volume = 6 | issue = 5 | pages = 359–370 | date = May 2021 | pmid = 33721557 | doi = 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00014-5 | url = https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/173607/3/LGH_Manuscript_clean.pdf | access-date = May 26, 2024 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231203051934/https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/173607/3/LGH_Manuscript_clean.pdf | archive-date = December 3, 2023 }}</ref>