TY - JOUR T1 - DIsturbances of bladder function associated with emotional states AU - STRAUB LR, RIPLEY HS, WOLF S Y1 - 1949/12/17 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1949.02910160029007 JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 1139 EP - 1143 VL - 141 IS - 16 N2 - Alterations of bladder function commonly occur as results of irritative or obstructive lesions of the genitourinary tract or as manifestations of structural neurologic disease, but it has been observed that they may occur in the absence of such lesions and in association with life situations provocative of emotional stress.The present report concerns an experimental study of human subjects with respect to urinary frequency on the one hand and retention on the other.METHOD AND MATERIALĀ  The problem of obtaining and recording valid data concerning the structure of personality, attitudes, emotions, states of feeling and reactions has not been satisfactorily solved but was approached in this instance through repeated interviews with the patient and members of his family, analysis of dreams, intravenous administration of amobarbital sodium (amytal sodiumĀ® and projective psychologic tests.In studies of the stomach, the nose and the colon of the human subject it has been shown SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1949.02910160029007 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02910160029007 ER -