Comorbidity of kidney stones and psychiatric disease

Psychiatr Danub. 2010 Jun;22(2):249-52.

Abstract

This paper describes a patient who is suffering from PTSD with elements of hypochondria, panic attacks and episodes of depression in comorbidity with kidney stones. Kidney stones provoked egzacerbation of psychiatric symptoms. Kidney stones and frustration about them have taken part of provoking factor, the last drop, which led to regression of otherwise precarious, but compensated patient's mental functioning which resulted in development of psychiatric symptoms.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chest Pain / psychology
  • Comorbidity
  • Depressive Disorder / epidemiology*
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology*
  • Depressive Disorder / therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gender Identity
  • Humans
  • Hypochondriasis / epidemiology*
  • Hypochondriasis / psychology*
  • Hypochondriasis / therapy
  • Internal-External Control
  • Kidney Calculi / epidemiology*
  • Kidney Calculi / psychology*
  • Kidney Calculi / surgery
  • Life Change Events
  • Male
  • Panic Disorder / epidemiology*
  • Panic Disorder / psychology*
  • Panic Disorder / therapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Sick Role
  • Somatoform Disorders / epidemiology
  • Somatoform Disorders / psychology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology*
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology*
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy