Reviewer's report
Title:"It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": a qualitative exploratory
study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in
inflammatory bowel disease
Version: 1Date:28 June 2007
Reviewer: Natasha Koloski
Reviewer's report:
General
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
Methods - a little more detail on the gastroenterologists interviewed including
gender and were there any age effects. For example how did the older
gastroenterologists view antidepressant therapy in IBD.
Discussion should mention whether any future RCT would benefit from inclusion
of a psychiatrist in the treatment of antidepressant therapy versus the
gastroenterologists. Future trials will need to be clear about why the
Gastroenterologist is prescribing antidepressants for IBD itself or mood or pain
etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Introduction could benefit from supporting references on the effectiveness of
antidepressants in IBS using RCT.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:"It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": a qualitative exploratory
study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in
inflammatory bowel disease
Version: 1Date:28 June 2007
Reviewer: Natasha Koloski
Reviewer's report:
General
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
Methods - a little more detail on the gastroenterologists interviewed including
gender and were there any age effects. For example how did the older
gastroenterologists view antidepressant therapy in IBD.
Discussion should mention whether any future RCT would benefit from inclusion
of a psychiatrist in the treatment of antidepressant therapy versus the
gastroenterologists. Future trials will need to be clear about why the
Gastroenterologist is prescribing antidepressants for IBD itself or mood or pain
etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Introduction could benefit from supporting references on the effectiveness of
antidepressants in IBS using RCT.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare I have no competing interests
Please review this paper.
user
Reviewer's report
Title:"It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": a qualitative exploratory
study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in
inflammatory bowel disease
Version: 1Date:28 June 2007
Reviewer: Natasha Koloski
Reviewer's report:
General
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
Methods - a little more detail on the gastroenterologists interviewed including
gender and were there any age effects. For example how did the older
gastroenterologists view antidepressant therapy in IBD.
Discussion should mention whether any future RCT would benefit from inclusion
of a psychiatrist in the treatment of antidepressant therapy versus the
gastroenterologists. Future trials will need to be clear about why the
Gastroenterologist is prescribing antidepressants for IBD itself or mood or pain
etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
Introduction could benefit from supporting references on the effectiveness of
antidepressants in IBS using RCT.
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare I have no competing interests
assistant