Shihao Duan

Jul 21, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Joel C. Bornstein |Wolfgang Reindl |Shihao Duan |Guo Xiang-jie

1. IntroductionInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by episodes of relapse and remission. A growing number of studies have suggested that IBD is highly associated with psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression (1–5).