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Persistent genital arousal disorder – a case report
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Oddział Dzienny Psychiatryczny, Centrum Psychiatrii i Psychologii MariaMed w Lubinie
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Oddział Dzienny Psychiatryczny Rehabilitacyjny Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego w Legnicy
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Katedra i Klinika Neurologii UM we Wrocławiu
Submission date: 2016-02-17
Final revision date: 2016-08-23
Acceptance date: 2016-08-28
Online publication date: 2017-02-26
Publication date: 2017-02-26
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Marta Nowakowska-Kotas
Katedra i Klinika Neurologii, Wrocławski Uniwersytet Medyczny, ul. Borowska 213, 50-556 Wrocław, Polska
Psychiatr Pol 2017;51(1):117-124
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The persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) may coexist with restless legs syndrome and overactive bladder syndrome and share some similarities with these conditions. Thus, the new term: restless genital syndrome (RGS) is proposed. The purpose of this paper is to present a case of PGAD, including the description of the etiology, the diagnostics and the treatment of the disorder. The described patient meets the criteria for PGAD. Organic lesions within nervous and urogenital system were excluded and the psychogenic background of the syndrome was assumed in this case. The patient was diagnosed with personality disorder with a predominance of dependent personality traits and emotional lability. After the failure of pharmacological treatment, systemic psychotherapy with cognitive-behavioral elements was initiated with moderate effect.