Genital herpes, while having gained considerable attention as an important psychosexual
disease, is not well understood. Precisely what factors trigger infectious reactivation is an …

Genital herpes is a chronic infection void of biological cure. However, psychological stress
has been suggested as a predetermining factor in both symptom recurrence and length of …

The relationship among stress, coping style, emotional dysfunction, social support, and
severity of symptoms (frequency of recurrence, and pain, and bother of recurrences) was …

To develop a model of how stress and other psychosocial constructs may interact to explain
recurrences of genital herpes, assessments of major and minor life stress, locus of control …

OBJECTIVES: This paper reports on the cross sectional data from the longitudinal study
examining the impact of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection on quality of life. In …

The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine gender differences in the disease
experience of persons who have genital herpes. Participants were 60 volunteers (34 …

Psychosocial factors (emotional distress, stress, health locus of control, and social support)
and genital herpes activity (episode frequency, severity, and duration) were assessed for 46 …

OBJECTIVES: To review recent research into psychological aspects of genital herpes and
assess possible implications for clinical practice. METHODS: Review of all papers in the …

Previous studies suggest that anxiety and/or depressed mood are associated with
recurrence of genital herpes lesions. The present study sought to extend the assessment of …

In a group of patients with severe recurrent genital herpes infection, we measured symptoms
(pain and itching), psychological factors (depression, anxiety, somatisation, interpersonal …