How Mental Health Influences Bladder Function and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

https://www.news-medical.net/health/How-Mental-Health-Influences-Bladder-Function-and-Lower-Urinary-Tract-Symptoms.aspx From chronic stress and altered sensory processing to anxiety and depression, emerging evidence is revealing an intricate relationship between the mind and the lower urinary tract - and challenging how bladder disorders are understood and managed. Chronic psychological stress can affect lower urinary tract function, with animal models demonstrating changes in bladder sensitivity and voiding, while human studies consistently report associations between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), anxiety, and depression.2,4,5 These relationships appear to be bidirectional in some longitudinal studies, although causality has not been established across the broader literature.