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A psychological profile of endometriosis patients in comparison to patients with pelvic pain of other origins

Low, Wah Yun, Edelmann, Robert J., Sutton, Christopher·1993·Journal of Psychosomatic Research
DOI 10.1016/0022-3999(93)90077-s
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In order to investigate the possibility of a specific psychological profile associated with endometriosis, 81 women with pelvic pain were studied, of whom 40 were diagnosed as having endometriosis and 41 other gynaecological problems. Each patient completed six standardized psychometric tests to assess personality, psychopathology, marital state and pain. Endometriosis patients obtained higher psychoticism, introversion and anxiety scores in comparison to the other pain patients, although the two groups did not differ on pain ratings. Both groups obtained neuroticism, anxiety and psychiatric morbidity scores which were elevated relative to normative data. The possibility that there are certain psychological characteristics which make some women vulnerable to endometriosis is discussed.

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  • Endometriosis symptoms harm patients' social wellbeing, damaging relationships, reducing self-esteem, and creating a sense of lost control.

    “Such studies have also shown that endometriosis symptoms negatively impact patients’ social wellbeing, affecting relationships, lowering self-esteem, and leading to a feeling of loss of control (3, 22, 23).”

    From Quantification of the impact of endometriosis symptoms on health-related quality of life and work productivity (2011) · cites this paper as [23]

  • This study supports previous findings that patients with endometriosis commonly endure painful symptoms and infertility, both of which could negatively affect quality of life and mental health at rates higher than healthy women or women with other gynecological disorders.

    “This study supports previous findings showing that patients with endometriosis commonly endure both painful symptoms and infertility, both of which could negatively affect the quality of life and mental health of the affected women at rates that are higher than those reported by healthy women or women with other gynecological disorders (6-12,35,36).”

    From Patients’ report on how endometriosis affects health, work, and daily life (2010) · cites this paper as [36]

  • Endometriosis can induce anxiety and depression in mice and possibly in humans.

    “Given that endometriosis can induce anxiety and depression in mouse108 and possibly in humans as well109–114, the use of NK1R inhibitors as a therapeutics for endometriosis may have added benefits.”

    From Neuropeptides Substance P and Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide Accelerate the Development and Fibrogenesis of Endometriosis (2019) · cites this paper as [109]

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Authors
Low, W. Y., Edelmann, R. J., & Sutton, C.
Affiliations
  • University of Surrey (GB)
  • Royal Surrey County Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Edelmann, Robert J.
ORCID
Low, Wah Yun
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1993-02
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
111-116
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0022-3999(93)90077-s
OpenAlex
W2066593280
Cited by
109
References
39
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
endometriosis, pelvic pain, psychological profile, personality traits, psychoticism, introversion, neuroticism, anxiety, psychiatric morbidity, marital status, pain scores
MeSH terms
Adult, Depression, Endometriosis, Female, Genital Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Infertility, Female, Pain, Pain Measurement, Pelvis, Personality Inventory, Psychophysiologic Disorders, Sick Role

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