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Depression, anxiety, stress raised in CPPS patients

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Webslave comment: The various tables in this study, which can be seen at the link at the end of this posting, clearly show that CP/CPPS patients have much higher levels of anxiety, stress and depression than normal people (controls). Cause or effect? Increasingly, it's looking like "cause".
Korean J Urol. 2012 Sep;53(9):643-8. doi: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.9.643. Epub 2012 Sep 19.

Depression, anxiety, stress perception, and coping strategies in Korean military patients with CP/CPPS

Ahn SG, Kim SH, Chung KI, Park KS, Cho SY, Kim HW.
Department of Urology, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.


PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to examine the psychological features and coping strategies of patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The participants consisted of 55 military personnel suffering from CP/CPPS and 58 military personnel without CP/CPPS symptoms working at the Military Capital Hospital. The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) was used to assess CP/CPPS symptoms. The Responses to Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale, Social Readjustment Rating Scale, and Global Assessment of Recent Stress (GARS) scale were compared between the two groups. The Weisman Coping Strategy Scale was used to assess coping ability with CP/CPPS.

RESULTS: The NIH-CPSI score of the CP/CPPS group was significantly higher than that of the control group for all domains including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life, and summed score. The Anxiety and Depression domain of the HAD showed significant differences between the two groups. There were no significant differences in the Social Readjustment Rating Scale between the two groups, but the sum of the GARS score was higher in the CP/CPPS group than in the control group. These were correlated with the pain, quality of life, and sum domains of the NIH-CPSI. The Weisman Coping Strategy Scale showed that intellectualization, redefinition, and flexibility were higher in frequency in descending order, and that fatalism, externalization, and self-pity were lower in frequency.

CONCLUSIONS: The CP/CPPS patients had depression, anxiety, and higher perception of stress. In particular, these were closely related to the pain and quality of life of the patients.

PMID: 23061003 PMCID: PMC3460008
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Re: Depression, anxiety, stress raised in CPPS patients

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thanks webslave
Age:29 | Onset Age: 27 | Symptoms: Rectal burning after bowel movement, rectal tightness, stinging and shocking near thighs sometimes. | Helped By: Hot bath, Muscle relaxers such as Flexeril, not sitting an entire day | Worsened By: Stress, sitting a lot, anxiety, problems with relationship (emotional issues)| Other comments: I recommend A Headache in the Pelvis, and reading my story fully.
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