title: The subject, its biology, and the chronic recurrent cystitis.
abstract: Functional disorders in urology are troubling for both patients and physicians. Moreover, advances in recent research promise to provide biological insights into psycho-neuro-endocrino-immunological pathways that are one important facet of chronic urogenital inflammations. We present a case of a middle-aged woman with long-lasting recurrent cystitis for which especially a psychosomatic approach helped to understand and cure the disorder. Altogether, as practitioners treat subjects, not illnesses, a biopsychosocial understanding of human disease should be taken into account in cases of chronic recurrent cystitis.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Am Hochstraess 8, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noll-Hussong
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Autenrieth
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pokorny
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herberger
authors.forename: Dorothea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huber