Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain: Is there a psychosocial component?

This article represents a small, but compelling, feasibility trial of targeted therapy for psychosocial abnormalities occurring in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).1 All physicians are intimately familiar with the psychological manifestations, including depression and anxiety, suffered by individuals with this disorder as well as with any other chronic pain syndrome. This group of authors has established their expertise in identifying these risk factors and prevalence within the syndrome of CP/CPPS. Clearly, their observation that catastrophic thinking is a unique factor in chronic pain and that it has been found to be the strongest biopsychosocial predictor of CP/CPPS is important for treating physicians to understand.