Figure 1.

High utilizer with Crohn's disease within three years before, during and after psychotherapy 1a) days in hospital (DH; Mann Whitney test p < 0.05) and 1b) sick leave days (SLD; Mann Whitney test p < 0.1). SLD data were not available for house wives, students and unemployed patients. So the control group (n = 9) and the psychotherapy group (n = 22) showed a lower number of patients.