Psychosomatic aspects of vulvodynia: Comparison with the chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 411-416

  Bodden Heidrich, Ruth ^a,b   Küppers, Volkmar ^a   Beckmann, Matthias W ^a   Özörnek, Murat H ^a   Rechenberger, Ilse ^a   Bender, Hans G ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Vulva; Vulvar diseases; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOMATIZATION; VULVODYNIA;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PAIN; PELVIC PAIN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEX OFFENSES; SYNDROME; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 0344417920     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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