links
You may think that this condition is little known, but here is a list of sites that contain references and descriptions of it. It is longer than you would think.
Link |
Publication Date |
|---|---|
| The Times Online | 26th Sept 2005 |
| Urban Worrier | |
| Anxiety Disorder Association of Victoria (ADVIC) | Nov 2005 |
Summary of 2004 global survey by the Australian researcher, Russell Gibbs |
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| Broadcasting Doctor Article | unknown |
| Avoidant Paruresis (AP) - Search for "AP" on this page. | |
| National Health Service (UK) | February 2006 |
| Definition of Paruresis in On-Line Encyclopaedia of Conditions | |
| Netdoctor Article | 25th Sept 2000 |
| Avoidant paruresis ('bashful bladder' syndrome) | |
| American Urological Association | July 2005 |
| Definition of Paruresis in On-Line Encyclopaedia of Conditions | |
| BBC | 24th Oct 2001 |
| Ask the Doctor– 'Urinating in public' | |
| BBC | 28th Nov 2002 |
| Bashful Bladder | |
| New York Times (article must be purchased) | 14th April 2002 |
| For Some, Drug Tests Are Almost Impossible | |
| Observer/Guardian | 8th Sept 2002 |
| How bad is it? | |
| Scotland on Sunday | 26th May 2002 |
| Out of the water closet: guilty secret of toilet terror revealed | |
| ABC Australia | 26th March 2003 |
| Shy bladder syndrome | |
| Web MD | 2001 |
| Help for the Shy Bladder | |
| Web MD | 11th June 2001 |
| The Secret Social Phobia | |
| Mentalhealth.com | unknown |
| Can you Pee in Public? | |
| MSN.com | 13th May 2002 |
| Why do men have trouble urinating at ballparks? | |
| Wiley Interscience | 4th Sept 2002 |
| Abstract | |
| Sydney Morning Herald (registration required) | 6th March 2002 |
| Don't Look Now…you may have a bashful bladder | |
| Scienceagogo.com | 1st August 1998 |
| Public Peeing Problems Put right | |
| Canoe Health Canada | 10th May 2003 |
| Agony but no sympathy for bashful bladder | |
| Anchorpoint.com (requires Acrobat reader) | 3rd March 2003 |
| Embodying Negative Motions | |
Here are some links to other sites which deal with health issues that some people associate with their ap.
Cystitis & Overactive Bladder foundation
There are bladder/bowel health issues associated with problems with pupil toilets in schools, and some opinion that there is an association with ap. The following are links to sites that are concerned with this aspect of child health.
Advocate Site (USA)