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A psychological profile of endometriosis patients in comparison to patients with pelvic pain of other origins
Abstract
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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“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).”
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“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).”
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“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.”
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Metadata
- 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)
- OpenAlex
- W2066593280
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- 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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