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II. Demographic Psychiatric and Physical Factors in Relation to Psychiatric Outcome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Dennis Gath ,
Peter Cooper ,
Ann Day ,
Alison Bond  and
Gillian Edmonds
Dennis Gath
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Peter Cooper
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Ann Day
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Alison Bond
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Gillian Edmonds
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
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Summary

One hundred and fifty-six patients with monorrhagia 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.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 140 , Issue 4 , April 1982 , pp. 343 - 350
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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