prostatism

Graves' disease being undoubtedly a ductless gland disease, while prostatism is due entirely to mechanical obstruction.

While prostatism seems to be due to such purely mechanical difficulties that mental influences can mean very little, the history of the therapeutics of the condition for the last twenty years shows us clearly that if strong mental influences are aroused they bring so much relief that many patients consider themselves cured.

It would seem evident from the foregoing story of organo-therapy for prostatic hypertrophy that sufferers from prostatism are probably as prone to suggestion as patients with Graves' disease.

We have abundant additional evidence of the role of psychotherapy in prostatism.

And much improvement was seen after castration in those who previously suffered from prostatism.