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Anxiety related to sexual abuse: A case of recurrent priapism
Allan Abbass1, John Grantmyre, Robin L Kay
1Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON;
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 method had a similar response to treatment. Emotional factors may be relevant in certain cases of recurrent priapism and these factors warrant clinical management and formal study.
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