A psychiatric study of women with urgency and urgency incontinence.
26 patients with frequency, urgency and urgency incontinence, without bladder or urethral abnormality, underwent psychiatric evaluation. They were divided into 2 groups according to the degree of neuroticism found. Treatment by group and individual psychotherapy showed that approximately one-third of the patients benefited considerably, one-third refused treatment or ceased prematurely and one-third improved slightly or not at all. The importance of excluding organic bladder or urethral disease prior to psychiatric assessment is stressed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy