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. 2016 Sep 22;6(3):339-44.
doi: 10.5498/wjp.v6.i3.339.

Chronic pelvic pain, psychiatric disorders and early emotional traumas: Results of a cross sectional case-control study

Flávia L Osório  1 , Ana Carolina F Carvalho  1 , Mariana F Donadon  1 , André L Moreno  1 , Omero Polli-Neto  1
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Chronic pelvic pain, psychiatric disorders and early emotional traumas: Results of a cross sectional case-control study

Flávia L Osório et al. World J Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Aim: To compare the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and early emotional traumas between women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and healthy women.

Methods: One hundred women in reproductive age, 50 of them had CPP (according to the criteria set by the International Association for Study of Pain), and 50 were considered healthy after the gynecological evaluation. The eligibility criteria were defined as follows: chronic or persistent pain perceived in the pelvis-related structures (digestive, urinary, genital, myofascial or neurological systems). Only women in reproductive age with acyclic pain for 6 mo, or more, were included in the present study. Menopause was the exclusion criterion. The participants were grouped according to age, school level and socio-economic status and were individually assessed through DSM-IV Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I) and Early Trauma Inventory Self-report - short form (ETISR-SF Brazilian version). Descriptive statistics, group comparison tests and multivariate logistics regression were used in the data analysis.

Results: The early emotional traumas are highly prevalent, but their prevalence did not differ between the two groups. The current Major Depressive Disorder was more prevalent in women with CPP. The CPP was associated with endometriosis in 48% of the women. There was no difference in the prevalence of disorders when endometriosis was taken into account (endometriosis vs other diseases: P > 0.29). The current Major Depressive Disorder and the Bipolar Disorder had greater occurrence likelihood in the group of women with CPP (ODDS = 5.25 and 9.0).

Conclusion: The data reinforce the link between mood disorders and CPP. The preview evidences about the association between CPP and early traumas tended not to be significant after a stronger methodological control was implemented.

Keywords: Depression; Early trauma; Emotional; Pelvic pain; Psychiatric disorder.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors state that they have no conflict of interest.

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