PSYCHIATRIC EFFECTS OF HYSTERECTOMY

S Chaudhary, Shatdal Chaudhary, T K Bhattacharyya, TK BHATTACHARYYA
Medical journal, Armed Forces India · 1995 · vol. 51(1) , pp. 27–30 · doi:10.1016/s0377-1237(17)30914-0 · PMID:28769236 · PMC5529799 · W2673865037
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This paper reviews the psychiatric effects of hysterectomy.

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An excess of psychiatric symptoms in post-hysterectomy women have been reported by some authors but denied by others. Thirty six women undergoing hysterectomy for non-malignant pathologies were compared with equal number of comparable patients who underwent other gynaecological operations. Patients were assessed pre- and post-operatively by semi-structured psychiatric interview, Sinha's anxiety scale and Hamilton's depression rating scale. Patients undergoing hysterectomy were significantly more anxious and depressed both pre- and post-operatively as compared to the control patients. Hysterectomy was not associated with significantly higher psychiatric morbidity.

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