Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary study was to determine whether psychiatric disorders, psychopathological symptoms, and alexithymia are associated with endometriosis in an Italian population. STUDY DESIGN: RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found between cases and controls for prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders, malfunctioning on obsessive-compulsive subscale (P < 0.01) and depression subscale (P < 0.05) of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revisited (SCL-90-R), and higher alexithymia levels (P < 0.01). Patients with endometriosis-associated pain showed greater prevalence of psychiatric disorders compared to pain-free patients but that difference was not significant. Significant correlation was found between malfunctioning in some SCL-90-R dimensions and pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia scores at the visual analog score (VAS). CONCLUSION: Some psychopathological aspects, such as psychoemotional distress and alexithymia, are more frequent in women with endometriosis and might amplify pain symptoms in these patients.
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Authors | Gabriele Cavaggioni, Claudia Lia, Serena Resta, Tatiana Antonielli, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Francesca Megiorni, Maria Grazia Porpora |
Journal | BioMed research international
(Biomed Res Int)
Vol. 2014
Pg. 786830
( 2014)
ISSN: 2314-6141 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25045701
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Affective Symptoms
(complications, pathology)
- Anxiety Disorders
(complications, pathology)
- Endometriosis
(complications, pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Laparoscopy
- Middle Aged
- Mood Disorders
(complications, pathology)
- Pelvic Pain
(pathology)
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