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Lower urinary tract symptoms, nocturia and overactive bladder in patients with depression and anxiety
			
	
 
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				Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych Szpitala Uniwersyteckiego w Krakowie
				 
			 
						
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				Zakład Zaburzeń Afektywnych, Katedra Psychiatrii UJ CM
				 
			 
						
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				Poradnia Lekarza Rodzinnego w Suchej Beskidzkiej
				 
			 
						
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				Oddział Kliniczny Ginekologii i Onkologii Szpitala Uniwersyteckiego w Krakowie
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
			
			 
			Submission date: 2015-07-31
			 
		 		
		
		
		
			
			 
			Acceptance date: 2015-08-20
			 
		 		
		
		
			
			 
			Publication date: 2016-04-30
			 
		 			
		 
	
							
					    		
    			 
    			
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    					Tomasz  Golabek   
    					Department of Urology, Collegium Medicum at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, ul. Borowa 14/18, 05-400 Otwock, Polska
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
																																															 
		
	 
		
 
 
Psychiatr Pol 2016;50(2):417-430
		
 
 
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Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) remain highly prevalent worldwide, and are well known to negatively impact patients’ quality of life, sleep and psychosocial wellbeing. Conversely, both depression and anxiety have been shown to have a negative effect on perception, development and prolongation of LUTS. This paper provides an overview of an association between the lower urinary tract symptoms, depression and anxiety. It also explores possible common mechanisms underlying the causes of both conditions. There has been a large body of evidence linking LUTS with anxiety and/or depression. Studies have documented not only a significant impact of LUTS on the psychosocial wellbeing, but also showed a strong negative effect of depression and anxiety on perception, development and prolongation of LUTS. High level of psychiatric morbidity has important implications on the appropriate management in patients with LUTS, as well as LUTS may have important implications on development and management of depression and anxiety. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of the bidirectional association between LUTS and anxiety and/or depression, as some patients may require a multidisciplinary approach and a combined treatment. The precise common mechanism underlying LUTS, depression and anxiety remain largely unknown and further research is needed to elucidate the underlying pathophysiological pathways.