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14584306

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and type of psychological distress in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS). A retrospective chart review was conducted of all women receiving a diagnosis of VVS referred to a tertiary care facility during a two-year period. Brief psychological questionnaires, including the Personality Assessment Screener, Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction, and the Phobia Rating Scale were administered. Fifty-consecutive cases were reviewed along with 12-15 month follow-up data for 41 cases. Phobic anxiety to vaginal touch or entry was significantly higher in women with VVS than normative data. Fear of Negative Evaluation was a strong associated feature, and for 30% approached clinically significant levels. Twenty-six percent showed a moderate, while another 26% showed a mild clinically distressed profile. Negative affect and social withdrawal were among the most frequently endorsed variables. Improvement in allodynia and intercourse were both related to these psychological variables, and a multiple regression analysis supported the use of psychological instruments in addition to standard medical assessment. A subgroup of women with VVS display clinically significant broad based psychological distress that warrants additional assessment. The use of psychological questionnaires in addition to medical assessment of women with VVS may provide valuable information predictive of treatment needs and response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0167-482X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
195-203
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychological profiles among women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: a chart review.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. lbrotto@u.washington.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't