Lesley Glover

The focus of this article is on a creative writing group developed for women with chronic pelvic pain. The authors address whether their experiences have anything to say about how creative writing sits within the current Western health para…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common gynaecological condition, yet research suggests women with CPP can feel unsupported by professionals. This paper explores the challenges experienced when setting up a group for women with CPP in a psych…

Previous research suggests that women attending gynaecology clinics experience high rates of psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity. Although the reasons for this are poorly understood, certain conditions appear to cause women par…

Distress has been identified in women attending gynaecology outpatient clinics and yet, there is poor provision of psychological help for these women. The aim of this study was to investigate women's current preferences for possible psychol…

Abstract In this chapter Drs Glover and Pearce begin by describing the prevalence of pelvic pain and the associated cost to health services. An aetiological model of pelvic pain is outlined in which pathophysiological processes in the pelvi…