Hysterectomy and psychiatric disorder: II. Demographic psychiatric and physical factors in relation to psychiatric outcome.
One hundred and fifty-six patients with menorrhagia of benign origin were interviewed before hysterectomy, and again six months (n = 147) and 18 months (n = 148) after the operation. Psychiatric outcome, measured in terms of PSE cases detected at 18 months, was strongly associated with pre-operative mental state, neuroticism, previous psychiatric history, and family psychiatric history. No association was found with organic pathology in the uterus, bilateral oophorectomy or demographic variables.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006452:Hemoglobinometry; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D008393:Marriage; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D010298:Parity; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D012649:Self Concept; D012923:Social Class; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology