Stress, hostility, and disease parameters of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Philip M Ullrich; Susan K Lutgendorf; Jane Leserman; Derek G Turesky; Karl J Kreder

doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000161208.82242.f8

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Stress, hostility, and disease parameters of benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Stress, hostility, and disease parameters of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Philip M Ullrich, Susan K Lutgendorf, Jane Leserman, Derek G Turesky and Karl J Kreder

Psychosomatic medicine, Vol.67(3), pp.476-482

05/2005

DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000161208.82242.f8

PMID: 15911913

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Abstract

Psychological factors such as stress are known to influence activity in the sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, systems that in turn have been implicated in the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Associations between psychological stress and prostate function have not been directly examined. The objective of this study was to examine associations among stress, hostility, and BPH disease parameters. Eighty-three men diagnosed with BPH completed self-report and interview measures of stress and hostility followed by measures of urologic function. Higher lifetime stress was associated with lower prostate volumes and residual urine volumes (p's < .05). By contrast, high recent stress and hostility were associated with greater residual urine (p's < .05). Stress and hostility were not associated with self-report ratings of urologic symptoms. Stress and hostility were associated with objective measures of urologic functioning among men with BPH. Results highlight the need for increased attention in research and clinical settings toward associations between psychological factors and urologic disease.

Urination Disorders - diagnosis

Urinary Retention - psychology

Urinary Retention - etiology

Prostatic Hyperplasia - psychology

Humans

Middle Aged

Urination Disorders - psychology

Organ Size

Male

Urodynamics

Prostatic Hyperplasia - diagnosis

Urination Disorders - etiology

Urinary Retention - diagnosis

Hostility

Prostatic Hyperplasia - etiology

Aged

Stress, Psychological - complications

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Title: Subtitle: Stress, hostility, and disease parameters of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Creators: Philip M Ullrich - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. pullrich@u.washington.edu
Susan K Lutgendorf
Jane Leserman
Derek G Turesky
Karl J Kreder
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Psychosomatic medicine, Vol.67(3), pp.476-482
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000161208.82242.f8
PMID: 15911913
NLM abbreviation: Psychosom Med
ISSN: 0033-3174
eISSN: 1534-7796
Publisher: United States
Grant note: DK49971 / NIDDK NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 05/2005
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Urology
Record Identifier: 9984065888502771

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