title: Comorbidity of kidney stones and psychiatric disease.
abstract: This paper describes a patient who is suffering from PTSD with elements of hypochondria, panic attacks and episodes of depression in comorbidity with kidney stones. Kidney stones provoked egzacerbation of psychiatric symptoms. Kidney stones and frustration about them have taken part of provoking factor, the last drop, which led to regression of otherwise precarious, but compensated patient's mental functioning which resulted in development of psychiatric symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. vedran.bilic2@zg.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Vedran
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bilić
authors.forename: Darko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marcinko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012803:Sick Role; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy