Relationship between endometriosis and affective disorder.
Comparing 14 women with and 55 women without endometriosis, the authors found no significant differences in the prevalence of affective disorder. They discuss the discrepancy between their finding and Lewis et al.'s finding of an association between affective disorder and endometriosis.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195.
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D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales