Post Date December, 02 2023
Chronic prostatitis occurs for many reasons, with different hazards. However, in China, about 24% of patients with chronic prostatitis have anxiety symptoms to varying degrees, and 22% of patients have depressive symptoms.
The main manifestations of depression are: low emotions, slow thinking, reduced language and movement, and delay. Prior to this, patients often experienced symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue, loss of appetite, and low work efficiency. Anxiety can cause patients to experience unexplained fear and mental tension, become distracted and impatient when doing things, tend to think ill of things when encountering them, sit and lie restlessly even during breaks, and have unexplained palpitations, palpitations, chest tightness, muscle tension, and even pain.
It should be noted that chronic prostatitis may lead to the simultaneous occurrence of anxiety and depression, making the symptoms more complex. These psychological discomfort, in turn, can exacerbate the symptoms of chronic prostatitis through various ways.
It is recommended that patients with chronic prostatitis seek medical attention in a timely manner in a formal institution, and if necessary, go to a psychiatric department for psychological evaluation. Do not listen to false propaganda from informal medical institutions.
During treatment, one should maintain a positive and optimistic mood and make psychological adjustments. The patient's family should also help the patient correctly recognize and treat the disease through listening, encouraging, comforting, and other methods, thereby alleviating the patient's symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Expert reminder: Male friends with prostatitis must be treated promptly, detected and treated early, to get rid of the problem of prostatitis as soon as possible.
