Brookes J L, Haywood S, Green J
Department of Genitourinary Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
Genitourin Med. 1993 Oct;69(5):384-7. doi: 10.1136/sti.69.5.384.
To investigate whether adverse psychological consequences and impaired sexual and interpersonal functioning are present in individuals suffering from recurrent genital herpes simplex infection (HSV).
A questionnaire-based study completed by subjects defined as having more than one episode of HSV infection.
Completed questionnaires were returned from 90 subjects; 40 from the department of genitourinary medicine at our hospital and 50 from members of the Herpes Association.
Stress and being physically run-down were identified as provoking factors by the majority of individuals (78% and 56% respectively). The frequency of sexual activity was not different when comparing rates before and after infection (p < 0.001) and the majority of subjects had told partners of their infection. Women reported significantly greater disturbances in several psychological variables and reported a greater decrement in their general health. However, overall there were no differences in the psychological sequelae following herpes infection.
The study suggests that, given time, most people are able to adjust psychologically to having recurrent herpes infection. However, for a minority of subjects this is not the case and these individuals may require psychotherapeutic intervention.
调查复发性单纯疱疹病毒生殖器感染（HSV）患者是否存在不良心理后果以及性和人际功能受损情况。
一项基于问卷调查的研究，由被定义为患有不止一次HSV感染发作的受试者完成。
90名受试者返回了完整问卷；其中40份来自我院泌尿生殖医学科，50份来自疱疹协会成员。
大多数人（分别为78%和56%）将压力和身体疲惫确定为诱发因素。比较感染前后的性行为频率，差异无统计学意义（p < 0.001），且大多数受试者已告知其伴侣自己的感染情况。女性报告在几个心理变量上有明显更大的困扰，并且报告其总体健康状况下降幅度更大。然而，总体而言，疱疹感染后的心理后遗症并无差异。
该研究表明，假以时日，大多数人能够在心理上适应复发性疱疹感染。然而，对于少数受试者而言并非如此，这些人可能需要心理治疗干预。
