The Influence of Depression and Anxiety on Risk of Adult Onset Vulvodynia

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Authors

Maheruh Khandker

Sonya S. Brady

Allison F. Vitonis · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Richard F. MacLehose · Minnesota Gastroenterology

Elizabeth G. Stewart · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Bernard L. Harlow

Abstract

This is the first community-based epidemiologic study demonstrating that DSM-IV-diagnosed antecedent depression and anxiety disorders influence the risk of vulvodynia and that vulvodynia increases the risk of both new and recurrent onset of psychopathology.

Topics & Keywords

Sexual function and dysfunction studies Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Women s Health

Volume 20, Issue 10, pp. 1445-1451

DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2661

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