Ford AC. In irritable bowel syndrome, antispasmodics and antidepressants improve abdominal pain and global assessment and symptom scores, but there is no evidence for the effectiveness of bulking agents. 2012;17:114–5. In the sentence 'Similar results were reported in other studies,^{2 3} at a time when the previous version of this review had concluded that and antidepressants were of no benefit in IBS.' the word ‘antispasmodics’ should be included to read ‘Similar results were reported in other studies,^{2 3} at a time when the previous version of this review had concluded that antispasmodics and antidepressants were of no benefit in IBS.’