Case Report

The Subject, Its Biology, and the Chronic Recurrent Cystitis

Table 1

Severe symptom items (value 3 or 4 at any time point) of the SCL-90 R. Seventeen items the patient highly complained of at t1 (value 3 or 4) are presented. (t1: beginning of inpatient therapy. t2: end of inpatient therapy. t3: follow-up. The items are organized by corresponding scales. The scales are sorted by their value at the intake).

Scale/itemt1t2t3

Obsessive-compulsive
 Having to do things very slowly to insure correctness412
 Repeated unpleasant thoughts that won’t leave your mind402
 Trouble concentrating312
 Your mind going blank301
 Having to check and double-check what you do300
Depression
 Feeling everything is an effort413
 Loss of sexual interest or pleasure413
 Worrying too much about things402
 Feeling low in energy or slowed down313
 Feeling lonely311
 Feeling blue310
Paranoid ideation
 Others not giving you proper credit for your achievements302
 Feeling others are to blame for most of your troubles300
Interpersonal sensitivity
 Your feelings being easily hurt312
 Feeling critical of others312
 Feeling others do not understand you or are unsympathetic311
Anxiety
 Feeling fearful410
 Feeling tense or keyed up312
Hostility
 Feeling easily annoyed or irritated301
Complementary items
 Sleep that is restless or disturbed302
 Awakening in the early morning301
Psychoticism
 The idea that something serious is wrong with your body400