title: Occurrence of selected lower urinary tract symptoms in patientsof a day hospital for neurotic disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the occurrence of selected lower urinary tract symptoms in the population of patients with neurotic and personality disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a retrospective analysis of occurrence, co-existence and severity of two selected lower urinary tract symptoms in 3,929 patients in a day hospital for neurotic disorders. The KO "O" symptom checklist was used to measure the study variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although the symptoms associated with micturition are not the most prevalent symptoms of neurotic disorders, neither are they the most typical ones, the prevalence of urinary frequency referring to the last week before psychotherapy evaluated among the patients of a day hospital, was approximately 50%. Involuntary micturition, a symptom with a significant implication on the self-esteem and social functioning was much less common; it was reported by approximately 5% relatively healthy and young group of patients. Major bother from urinary frequency was reported by 9-14% of patients, whereas from involuntary micturition by only 0.6%-1% of the surveyed patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Selected urological symptoms seem to be prevalent among the patients with neurotic and personality disorders, and are independent of the specific diagnosis or patients' gender. Their co-existence with other symptoms of neurotic disorders reported by the patients indicates their strongest relationship with the somatoform, dissociative, sexual and agoraphobic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Psychoterapii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Jerzy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sobański
authors.affiliation: Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych Szpitala Uniwersyteckiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skalski
authors.affiliation: Klinika Urologii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gołąbek
authors.affiliation: Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych Szpitala Uniwersyteckiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Świerkosz
authors.affiliation: Klinika Urologii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Mikołaj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Przydacz
authors.affiliation: Zakład Psychoterapii Szpitala Uniwersyteckiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klasa
authors.affiliation: Katedra Psychoterapii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rutkowski
authors.affiliation: Katedra Psychoterapii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dembińska
authors.affiliation: Katedra Psychoterapii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mielimąka
authors.affiliation: Katedra Psychoterapii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cyranka
authors.affiliation: Klinika Urologii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Piotr L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chłosta
authors.affiliation: Zakład Zaburzeń Afektywnych, Katedra Psychiatrii UJ CM.
authors.forename: Dominika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dudek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D059411:Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: neurotic disorders; symptom checklist; urological complaints