The value of a psychiatric service within the venereal disease clinic.

Sexual Dysfunction and Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients Attending a Clinic for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

“…Pedder (1970) found sexual dysfunction to be present in about a quarter of male STh clinic patients referred for a psychiatric opinion, but the proportion of patients referred to a psychiatrist was very small (0.3 per cent). Similar findings were reported by Bhanji and Mahony (1978). The higher incidence of problems found in our survey is likely to be due to the systematic nature of the investigation and detailed assessment by interview.…”

“…diseases (STD) (Kite and Grimble, 1963;Pedder, 1970;Pedder and Goldberg, 1970;Mayou, 1975;Bhanji and Mahony, 1978). For example, Pedder and Goldberg (1970) using the General Health Questionnaire as a screening test found that nearly 30 per cent of attenders were ‘¿ psychiatric cases', compared with 12 per cent for the general population (Goldberg et a!, 1976).…”

Psychological disturbance and illness behaviour in a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases

“…I 25 immediate clinical importance in such clinics (Bhanji & Mahoney, 1978;Fitzpatrick et al, 1985). The scores on the General Hypochondriasis scale of the IBQ in this sample are higher than any other normative sample with the exception of psychiatric in-patients.…”

“…nosophobia, hypochondriasis and the persistent and unsatisfactory pursuit of medical care) in patients referred to them (MacAlpine, 1957;Kite & Grimble, 1963;Pedder, 1970). However, in the STD clinics studied less than 5 per cent, and usually less than 1 per cent, of attenders are referred to psychiatrists (Pedder, 1970;Bhanji & Mahoney, 1978;Frost, 1985) and it is impossible to infer the attitudes and behaviour of the clinic population as a whole from reports of those referred to psychiatrists. Thus it is difficult to determine how important are patients' concerns in relation to their presenting symptoms as a factor contributing to the high levels of psychiatric morbidity observed in STD clinics.…”

Psychological Distress Among Abused Minority Women With Sexually Transmitted Diseases

“…Reports from psychotherapists working in clinics for STD have repeatedly emphasized the importance of abnormal illness concern and behavior within patients referred to them (MacAlpine, 1957;Kite & Grimble, 1963;Pedder & Goldberg, 1970). However in the STD clinic studies, less than 5%, and usually less than 1%, of attendees were referred for psychotherapeutic intervention (Pedder & Goldberg;Bhanji & Mahoney, 1978;Frost, 1985). Such evidence provides support for the argument that attention to psychological distress is a matter of immediate clinical importance in providing psychotherapeutic interventions for abused women with STD.…”