Determinants of emotional distress in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Author(s) -
Sigrid Elsenbruch,
Sven Benson,
Susanne Hahn,
Susanne Tan,
Klaus Mann,
K Pleger,
Rainer Kimmig,
Onno E. Janßen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dei409
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , distress , ovary , emotional distress , gynecology , medicine , psychology , obstetrics , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , insulin resistance , insulin
The goals were to analyse the incidence of mental distress in women with untreated polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) using self-report measures, to characterize PCOS patients at risk for psychiatric disease with regard to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and to assess the impact of emotional distress on quality of life.
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