Abstract
Low pressure/low flow voiding in young and middle-aged males in the absence of outflow tract obstruction has been reported as being associated with anxiety and a high incidence of dyspepsia. To assess objectively the psychological basis of this condition, an unselected group of 50 men aged 25 to 55 years was evaluated by psychiatric interview, questionnaires and urodynamic tests. In addition, patients involved in an earlier study were psychologically evaluated. Low pressure/low flow voiding was demonstrated in three (6%) of the new patients. This voiding pattern was related to a long preceding history, stress-dependent symptoms and difficulty in voiding in public urinals. When compared with a control population, the experimental group scored significantly higher on measures of psychoneurosis. It is recommended that surgery be avoided in these patients and that simple behavioural therapy may be most appropriate.
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