Psychosomatic aspects of urinary incontinence |
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Authors: | Ruth Bodden-Heidrich M W Beckmann Beate Libera Ilse Rechenberger H G Bender |
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Institution: | Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Heinrich-Heine-Universit?t, Moorenstra?e 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf,
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Abstract: | Psychosomatic aspects of urogynecological disorders may play an important role in their clinical presentation. 72 patients
presenting to the urogynecological clinics and a control group of 34 healthy women were included in this study. After informed
consent had been obtained, all patients were subjected to (1) a detailed enquiry about personal- and medical history (2) psychological
tests (Freiburg's personality inventory, a questionaire focused on anxiety and anger, and Beck's depression inventory) and
(3) routine urodynamic measurement. Patients with stress incontinence had a mean duration of symptoms of 59 months. In 67%
there was a combination with clinical urge symptoms. 53% of the patients did not have regular sexual intercourse. Of those
who had regular intercourse 23% had incontinence during intercourse and 25% were anorgasmic. 59% of the patients had dysmenorrhea
and a negative attitude to their menarche. Urodynamic evaluation showed stress, urge or no incontinence in 39%, 12% and 39%,
respectively. Analysis of the psychosomatic tests did not show a specific psychosomatic influence. Negative sexual life correlated
with depressive mood, which was not based on the urogynecological problem. There was no causal relationship between personality
traits and urogynecological problems. The individual perception of incontinence, however, may depend on or influence personality
structure.
Received: 16 June 1998 / Accepted: 18 November 1998 |
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Keywords: | : Stress-incontinence Urge-incontinence Psychosomatic Urogynecology |
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