The Subject, Its Biology, and the Chronic Recurrent Cystitis

Autor: Michael Noll-Hussong, Michael Autenrieth, Dan Pokorny, Simone Herberger, Dorothea Huber
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Psychiatry, Vol 2012 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-682X
2090-6838
DOI: 10.1155/2012/601705
Popis: Functional disorders in urology are troubling for both patients and physicians. Moreover, advances in recent research promise to provide biological insights into psycho-neuro-endocrino-immunological pathways that are one important facet of chronic urogenital inflammations. We present a case of a middle-aged woman with long-lasting recurrent cystitis for which especially a psychosomatic approach helped to understand and cure the disorder. Altogether, as practitioners treat subjects, not illnesses, a biopsychosocial understanding of human disease should be taken into account in cases of chronic recurrent cystitis.
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