"Dr. Olden has done an excellent job in editing [an]…overview of the functional gastrointestinal disorders. The book travels up and down the gastrointestinal tract, integrating knowledge and successfully providing a broad biopsychosocial perspective for those who look after such patients.Clinicians will particularly benefit from reading the chapters on the oesophagus, stomach, and colon, and the chapter on eating disorders….the material presented is practical and well balanced.…The review of non-pharmacological therapies, including biofeedback, relaxation training, cognitive behaviour, and psychotherapy, is illuminating.This is a good book with messages for both clinicians and researchers….It should be in gasteroenterology libraries everywhere.""…provides a well-organized discussion of gastrointestinal disorders having a strong psychosomatic or behavioral component….The authors are some of the leading experts in this area……will be of significant value to psychiatrists and it fills a void in texts that emphasize the psychophysiology of functional bowel disorders."-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

• Classification and Evaluation of Functional Gastrointestinal DisordersOverview of the Integration of Gastroenterology and Psychiatry, Kevin W. OldenPsychosocial Assessment of GI Symptoms, Stuart J. Eisendrath and Rafael O. Gray Functional GIDisorders: Classification and Epidemiology, Douglas A. DrossmanMedical Evaluation of Functional GI Disorders, Michael Camilleri and Jeffrey W. FrankPsychometric Testing in Functional GI Disorders, Karen H. NaifehSurvey Research Methods in Functional GI Disorders, Sylvia S. HomFunctional GI Disorders of the Esophagus, Stomach, and Small BowelEsophageal Disorders and Their Relationship to Psychiatric Disease, Laurence A. Bradley and Joel E. RichterFunctional Disorders of the Stomach and Duodenum, Kevin W. OldenFunctional Disorders of the ColonIrritable Bowel Syndrome, Douglas A. DrossmanChronic Idiopathic Constipation, Arnold WaldGastrointestinal Aspects of Eating Disorders, Bruce D. Waldholtz and Arnold E. AndersenChronic Abdominal Pain, Edward A. WalkerTherapeutic Interventions and Functional Bowel DiseaseRational Medical Therapy of Functional GI Disorders, Richard M. Sperling and Kenneth R. McQuaidPatient Advocacy and Self-Help Groups, Nancy J. NortonPsychopharmacological Interventions for Functional Bowel Disease, R. Bruce LydiardBiofeedback, Relaxation Training, and Cognitive Behavior Modification: Treatments for Functional GI Disorders, Ann L. Davidoff and William E. WhiteheadIndividual and Group Psychotherapy of Functional GI Disorders, Kevin W. Olden, Thomas N. Wise, and Richard L. GoldbergAppendix: Patient Support Organizations