title: The Relationship between Depression, Anxiety, Somatization, Personality and Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Suggestive of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
abstract: This study investigated the relationship of personality, depression, somatization, anxiety with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). The LUTS/BPH patients were evaluated with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), 44-item Big Five Inventory (BFI), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the PHQ-15, and 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). The LUTS/BPH symptoms were more severe in patients with depression (p=0.046) and somatization (p=0.024), respectively. Neurotic patients were associated with greater levels of depression, anxiety and somatisation (p=0.0059, p=0.004 and p=0.0095, respectively). Patients with high extraversion showed significantly low depression (p=0.00481) and anxiety (p=0.035) than those with low extraversion. Our exploratory results suggest patients with LUTS/BPH may need careful evaluation of psychiatric problem including depression, anxiety and somatization. Additional studies with adequate power and improved designs are necessary to support the present exploratory findings.
authors: Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jun Sung
authors: JS
authors: Koh
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Metropolitan Eunpyeong Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hyo Jung
authors: HJ
authors: Ko
authors: Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Sheng-Min
authors: SM
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Kang Joon
authors: KJ
authors: Cho
authors: Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Joon Chul
authors: JC
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Soo-Jung
authors: SJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Duram, NC, USA.
authors: Chi-Un
authors: CU
authors: Pae
keywords: Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Clinical variable; Depression; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Personality trait; Somatization