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Psychiatric Aspects of Urology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Joyce L. Dunlop*
Affiliation:
De la Pole Hospital, Willerby, Hull

Summary

Psychiatric investigation of 342 patients attending a urological clinic during one year showed a wide spectrum of problems. Patients with lower urinary tract complaints scored higher on the Hamilton Scale than those with upper tract complaints.

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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