Men With Severe Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Are at Increased Risk of Depression.

Won Sik JeongHong Yong ChoiJi Won NamShin Ah KimBo Youl ChoiHong Sang MoonKyu Shik Kim

Published in: International neurourology journal (2015)

Men with severe LUTS are at higher risk of depression than those with less severe urinary symptoms. The severity of voiding symptoms worsens depression. More aggressive urological diagnosis and treatment is needed in patients with severe LUTS, due to the impact on depressive symptoms and QoL.

Keyphrases

lower urinary tract symptoms
depressive symptoms
benign prostatic hyperplasia
sleep quality
early onset
social support
drug induced