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PubMed1983

Chronic pelvic pain: psychosomatic aspects and clinico therapeutical reflections.

After describing the most common causes of chronic pelvic pain in women the Authors stress the importance of psychosomatic factors to the pathogenesis of chronic pelvic pain. Bearing this in mind it is easier to understand why the results of pharmacologic treatments often fail to come up to doctor's and patient's expectations. These limitations have often been stressed in the literature and several alternatives, like individual or group psychological treatment or, more recently, acupuncture, have been suggested. The Authors' proposal for treatment envisaged a dozen meetings to carry out skin reflexotherapy. Significant psychological elements came to light on those occasions and were subsequently discussed. The Authors' experience, though covering 15 cases only, is extremely encouraging and confirms the value of this reflexotherapeutical and psychosomatic approach which can really help patients who are chiefly alexitimic to overcome their problems.

Acupuncture Therapy↗
PubMed1999

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) and chronic vulvar pain syndrome (CVPS): evaluation of psychosomatic aspects.

The purpose of our study was to examine the chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) and the chronic vulvar pain syndrome (CVPS) as two psychosomatic gynecological syndromes. Sociodemographic data were collected from 106 CPPS and 36 CVPS in-patients (under internal and external supervision). Sixty-eight CPPS and 24 CVPS patients were examined using psychological tests (Freiburg Personality Inventory (FBI) and Giessen Test (GT)) and compared with a control group of 34 healthy women. Descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, multi-variant analyses, and regression analyses were used for statistical evaluation. There was a significantly higher incidence of sexual abuse and severe psychological disturbances in the CPPS group (p < 0.03). Sexual abuse was found to be a significant predictor of the CPP syndrome. The CPPS and CVPS patients were significantly more depressed than the control group (p < 0.03). CPPS and CVPS are two distinct psychosomatic gynecological syndromes accompanied by different psychological disturbances.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

[Psychosomatic aspect of a choking lump sensation in the throat].

In order to elucidate the relationship between a choking lump sensation in the throat and psychosomatic status, the authors subjected 339 in-patients above 17 years of age with various kinds of otorhinolaryngologic diseases and evaluated their psychosomatic conditions by means of two questionnaires: Cornell Medical Index Questionnaire (CMI) and Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI). According to the answer to one of the CMI questions "Do you often feel a choking lump in your throat?", the patients were divided into two groups: "Yes" group and "No" one. "Yes" group comprised 51 males (56.1 +/- 15.6 years old of mean +/- SD age) and 34 females (57.9 +/- 13.9 years old) and "No" group 170 males (57.7 +/- 14.3 years old) and 84 females (47.8 +/- 15.8 years old). The data were analysed for comparison between the two groups and the following results were obtained. Patients with benign and malignant oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal diseases were included in the "Yes" group with a significantly higher rate when compared to the patients with benign and malignant ear or nasal diseases. Patients in "Yes" group made significantly more complaints and judged to be significantly more neurotic and autonomic nerve dysfunctioning than those in "No" group. Therefore, diseases in the pharyngolaryngeal region more likely produces abnormal sensation in the throat as well as many other symptoms relating to the autonomic nerve function.

Adolescent↗