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. 2016 Oct-Dec;58(4):438-442.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.196719.

An exploratory study for bladder dysfunction in atypical antipsychotic-emergent urinary incontinence

Preeti Sinha  1 , Anupam Gupta  2 , V Senthil Kumar Reddi  1 , Chittaranjan Andrade  3
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An exploratory study for bladder dysfunction in atypical antipsychotic-emergent urinary incontinence

Preeti Sinha et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2016 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Introduction: This is an exploratory study, which aimed to analyze urodynamic findings in patients who are on atypical antipsychotics and present with urinary incontinence (UI) in order to understand the mechanisms of antipsychotic-emergent UI.

Patients and methods: Eight patients (34 ± 7.6 years; five males and three females) diagnosed with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, who were on risperidone, olanzapine, or clozapine monotherapy and having UI were recruited. Urodynamic study was performed in all patients.

Results: Six out of eight (75%) patients had abnormal urodynamic findings. Three of them had detrusor overactivity (DO) without detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (DSD); two had DO with DSD; and one had hypoactive detrusor with nonrelaxing sphincter during void phase. The common urinary symptoms were urgency, enuresis, and straining to void urine. Significant postvoid residual urine was found in two patients.

Conclusion: The evidence of bladder dysfunction in atypical antipsychotic-emergent UI is similar to that present in patients with neurological disorders. Urinary complaints in patients on antipsychotics thus need to be evaluated and managed systematically using the protocol followed for neurological conditions.

Keywords: Adverse effects; atypical antipsychotics; bladder dysfunction; urinary incontinence; urodynamic study.

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