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Journal article

Depression and helplessness impact interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome pain over time

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a devastating urological chronic pelvic pain condition with an unknown etiology. Evidence-based psychological strategies are becoming more successful for symptom management as we learn more about the targets for intervention. Previous research has established an indirect relationship between depression and pain through catastrophizing, but there have yet to be studies …

Authors

Crawford A; Tripp DA; Nickel JC; Carr L; Moldwin R; Katz L; Muere A

Journal

Canadian Urological Association Journal, Vol. 13, No. 10, pp. 328–333

Publisher

Canadian Urological Association Journal

Publication Date

October 2019

DOI

10.5489/cuaj.5703

ISSN

1911-6470

Labels

McMaster Research Centers and Institutes (RCI)