[Psychogenic retention of urine in women: diagnostic and therapeutic problems]

Psychogenic urinary retention is rare event. 6 cases are reported: diagnostic urologic and neurologic work-up is outlined. The final statement is the exclusion of rare or minimal neurogenic causes (silent disk prolapse, early multiple sclerosis and so on) and the evidence of cause-effect relationship between psychic trauma and starting of urinary symptoms are compulsory to join the diagnosis of psychogenic urinary retention.