title: Psychological factors and chronic pelvic pain in women: a comparative study with women with chronic migraine headaches.
abstract: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is often attributed to psychogenic causation. To determine if women with CPP possess a unique psychological profile, this study examined the comparative pain experience, psychological functioning, and marital/sexual satisfaction of women with either CPP or chronic migraine headache (CH). Patients with CPP reported greater dissatisfaction with their marriage and greater sexual dysfunction. No differences were obtained for ratings of depression, anxiety, mood factors, or additional personality traits. These data suggest that, in general, when psychological disorders are observed in CPP patients, they most likely reflect the effects of chronic pain rather than be causative to it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. randyr@umich.edu
authors.forename: Randy S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Margaret R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Punch
authors.forename: Jan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bachman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult