[What type of psychotherapy in the management of chronic pelvic and perineal pain?]. / Psychothérapie dans la prise en charge thérapeutique des douleurs pelvipérinéales chroniques: quel abord ?

OBJECTIVE: How to propose psychotherapy in a patient with chronic pelvic and perineal pain? PATIENTS AND METHODS: Description of the psychological and behavioural profile of patients with chronic pelvic and perineal pain, the indications for proposing psychotherapy and the reasons for choosing a particular type of psychotherapy. RESULTS: Very few studies have analysed the impact of psychotherapy in the treatment of chronic pelvic and perineal pain and more extensive studies should be conducted. CONCLUSIONS: Advice concerning the modalities of referring a patient to a psychotherapist, based on a multidisciplinary approach.