ABSTRACT
Objective To provide therapeutic strategy by investigating the anxiety and depression status as well as the correlated impact factors in patients with chronic prostatitis. Methods The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)and self-rating depression scale (SDS)were employed to evaluate psychological response of 360 patients with chronic prostatitis. Results Both the average scores of SAS and SDS in patients with chronic prostatitis were higher than normal levels of Chinese population. The impact factors for anxiety included income status, educational level and disease course. Conclusions The mental health status of chronic prostatitis patients is poor and certain factors affect the occurrence of anxiety and depression. Therefore, it is necessary to treat the patients with supportive psychotherapeutic intervention and with combined approaches.