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