Navigating Your Mental Health with IBD

As part of our patient education livestream series, SAIA was proud to host an important talk titled, Navigating Your Mental Health with IBD!

Bringing together an expert panel of patients and clinicians from across the world, this talk sought to break the silence around mental health challenges that IBD patients navigate. Check out the key takeaways from the discussion below & watch the full talk to learn more: https://southasianibd.org/navigating-your-mental-health-with-ibd/

This content has been medically reviewed by Dr. Anjali Pandit and Dr. Tiffany Taft. 

Additional resources for patients 

• Rome GI Psych 
• Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist

• Accepting My Crohn’s Disease to Finally Become Me – Own Your Crohn’s (ownyourcrohns.com)
• VIDEO: IBD-related mental illness is ‘rarely discussed’ due to cultural stigmas (healio.com)
• VIDEO: Cultural barriers, mental health can be ‘back breaking’ for IBD patients (healio.com)
• How IBD Surgery Can Impact Mental Health (everydayhealth.com)
• Family Matters Resource | SAIA | South Asian IBD Alliance
• Cognitive and psychological therapies – IBD Journey – Mental Health and Wellness – Cognitive and psychological therapies (crohnsandcolitis.ca)