Anxiety related to sexual abuse: a case of recurrent priapism

Authors

  • Allan Abbass Professor & Director of Psychiatric Education Director, Centre for Emotions and Health Dalhousie University
  • John Grantmyre Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
  • Robert L. Kay Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.233

Keywords:

priapism, sexual abuse

Abstract

Recurrent priapism is notoriously difficult to treat and very distressing to the sufferer. There is little literature about emotional contributors to this condition. We report a case of a man with sexual abuse and severe anxiety who responded acutely to emotion-focused treatment with persistent cessation of severe recurrent priapism episodes. A second case treated with the same methodhad a similar response to treatment. Emotional factors may berelevant in certain cases of recurrent priapism and these factors warrant clinical management and formal study.

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Published

2013-02-20

How to Cite

Abbass, A., Grantmyre, J., & Kay, R. L. (2013). Anxiety related to sexual abuse: a case of recurrent priapism. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 7(1-2), 48–50. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.233

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1-2 (2013): CUAJ February

Section

Case Report

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