The role of illness perceptions: psychological distress and treatment-seeking delay in patients with genital warts

@article{Ireland2005TheRO,
  title={The role of illness perceptions: psychological distress and treatment-seeking delay in patients with genital warts},
  author={Julia A. Ireland and Murray Reid and Rachael Powell and Keith J. Petrie},
  journal={International Journal of STD \& AIDS},
  year={2005},
  volume={16},
  pages={667 - 670}
}
This study examined the relationships between illness perceptions, psychological distress and treatment-seeking delay in genital warts patients. Sixty-six genital warts patients were approached while attending a sexual health clinic. They completed a questionnaire assessing their illness perceptions, psychological distress and treatment-seeking delay. Negative perceptions of illness consequences and control and a perceived cyclical timeline were associated with increased psychological distress… 
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