PSYCHIATRIC EFFECTS OF HYSTERECTOMY |
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| Authors: | S CHAUDHARY TK BHATTACHARYYA |
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| Affiliation: | *Classified Specialist (Psychiatry), MH Meerut - 250 001;+Classified Specialist (Gynaecology and Obsterics), MH Dehradun, (UP) |
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| Abstract: | 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.KEY WORDS: Hysterectomy, Depression |
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