Habituation and urinary retention.
Four subjects with partial or episodic complete urinary retention and bladder hypotonicity with large urinary residuals underwent "habituation" treatment. Results indicated an exponential decrease in urinary residuals to 0 ml and disappearance of partial or complete urinary retention within 20 weeks. This study is presented as an example of how conditioning therapy may be applied to the treatment of certain neurological disorders.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014555:Urination Disorders