title: [Psychosomatic aspects of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Psychometric results from the pilot phase of an interdisciplinary outpatient clinic].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) presents as a multicausal disorder. Complex interactions of psychological factors with somatic dysfunctions are crucial to the development and maintenance of CPPS.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study characterized the patient cohort from a psychosomatic perspective.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects with CPPS were recruited from an interdisciplinary CPP outpatient clinic. Sociodemographic data, symptoms (National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index, NIH-CPSI) and pain-related factors (Short Form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, SF-MPQ) as well as depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire 9, PHQ-9), anxiety [Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) Scale], the severity of somatic symptoms (PHQ-15) and quality of life (Short Form-12, SF-12) were measured. Additional socioeconomic data were obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 50 men and women with a mean disease duration of 5.8 years were included in the study. The disease-related symptom severity and healthcare utilization were high. All psychometric scales showed significantly lower values compared with the general population. A high symptom burden was associated with high psychopathological findings and reduced quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The psychopathological comorbidities in subjects with CPPS require specific evidence-based diagnostic and treatment methods to reduce psychopathology and improve quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Institut und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland, c.bruenahl@uke.de.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Brünahl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riegel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Höink
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutup
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eichelberg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Löwe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
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