Stress, hostility, and disease parameters of benign prostatic hyperplasia

• Published in: Psychosomatic medicine Vol. 67; no. 3; p. 476
• Main Authors: Ullrich, Philip M, Lutgendorf, Susan K, Leserman, Jane, Turesky, Derek G, Kreder, Karl J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2005
• Subjects: Aged; Hostility; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Organ Size; Prostatic Hyperplasia - diagnosis; Prostatic Hyperplasia - etiology; Prostatic Hyperplasia - psychology; Stress, Psychological - complications; Urinary Retention - diagnosis; Urinary Retention - etiology; Urinary Retention - psychology; Urination Disorders - diagnosis; Urination Disorders - etiology; Urination Disorders - psychology; Urodynamics

Psychological factors such as stress are known to influence activity in the sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, systems that in turn have been implicated in the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Associations between psychological stress and prostate f...