Severe depression and anxiety in women with overactive bladder.

Iane Glauce Ribeiro MelottiCassia Raquel Teatin JuliatoMariana TanakaCassio Luiz Zanettini Riccetto

Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2017)

Moderate or severe depression and anxiety are prevalent in women with OAB. There is a correlation between intensity of OAB symptoms with depression and anxiety. Anxiety and depression levels are mainly related with urgency incontinence and nocturia.

Keyphrases

high intensity
early onset
urinary incontinence
drug induced
sleep quality
lower urinary tract symptoms
benign prostatic hyperplasia