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Comorbidity of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology and Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction in a Tertiary Children's Hospital: A Case Series.
Urology 2023 March 20
OBJECTIVES: To improve understanding of co-occurring Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction (BBD) in an outpatient pediatric urology clinic setting. To provide a series of clinical care recommendations to enhance the identification and integrated medical and behavioral health treatment of these disorders.
METHODS: Authors participated in a series of discussions to define the patient population and specific aims for the study. Efforts were made to select index patients of diverse background despite limited sample availability. Three patients were ultimately selected for the study.
RESULTS: The case studies highlight the connection between urinary issues and underlying OCD symptoms. All patient were initially seen for medical treatment of urological symptoms, then referred for psychological evaluation, and were diagnosed with and received treatment for OCD. Similarities among the cases, including experience of phantom urinary incontinence, stressors present that contributed to symptoms, and obsessive fears of incontinence that led to compulsive behavior, were discussed. Differences between the cases, including patient age, sex, and compulsive behavior demonstrated (i.e., urinary frequency, excessive wiping) were also reviewed.
CONCLUSIONS: Access to a behavioral health provider can enhance the identification of comorbid psychological disorders and can reduce duration of symptoms through appropriate psychological treatment. Authors provide recommendations for screening measures and reinforce importance of including basic education on psychiatric diagnoses and impact on urological symptoms in urology and pediatric fellowship training programs. Future research exploring prevalence of comorbid psychiatric conditions and efficacy of treatment interventions in a pediatric urology population would be beneficial.
METHODS: Authors participated in a series of discussions to define the patient population and specific aims for the study. Efforts were made to select index patients of diverse background despite limited sample availability. Three patients were ultimately selected for the study.
RESULTS: The case studies highlight the connection between urinary issues and underlying OCD symptoms. All patient were initially seen for medical treatment of urological symptoms, then referred for psychological evaluation, and were diagnosed with and received treatment for OCD. Similarities among the cases, including experience of phantom urinary incontinence, stressors present that contributed to symptoms, and obsessive fears of incontinence that led to compulsive behavior, were discussed. Differences between the cases, including patient age, sex, and compulsive behavior demonstrated (i.e., urinary frequency, excessive wiping) were also reviewed.
CONCLUSIONS: Access to a behavioral health provider can enhance the identification of comorbid psychological disorders and can reduce duration of symptoms through appropriate psychological treatment. Authors provide recommendations for screening measures and reinforce importance of including basic education on psychiatric diagnoses and impact on urological symptoms in urology and pediatric fellowship training programs. Future research exploring prevalence of comorbid psychiatric conditions and efficacy of treatment interventions in a pediatric urology population would be beneficial.
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