Medically unexplained dyspnoea and panic

Medically unexplained dyspnoea in the pulmonary setting is often accompanied by considerable levels of anxiety, suggestive of psychopathology, in particular panic disorder (PD). This pilot study investigates the value of the Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile as a tool to facilitate identification of...

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Published in:Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vic.), 2015-07, Vol.20 (5), p.828-830
Main Authors: Hauzer, Rose, Verheul, Willeke, Griez, Eric, Wesseling, Geertjan, van Duinen, Marlies
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
chronic lung disease
Comorbidity
depressed affect
Dyspnea - diagnosis
Dyspnea - epidemiology
Dyspnea - psychology
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases - physiopathology
Lung Diseases - psychology
Male
medically unexplained dyspnoea
Middle Aged
Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile
panic disorder
Panic Disorder - diagnosis
Panic Disorder - epidemiology
Panic Disorder - physiopathology
Pilot Projects
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychopathology
Respiration
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Summary:Medically unexplained dyspnoea in the pulmonary setting is often accompanied by considerable levels of anxiety, suggestive of psychopathology, in particular panic disorder (PD). This pilot study investigates the value of the Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile as a tool to facilitate identification of a specific dyspnoea profile suggestive of comorbid PD. The verbal descriptors, feeling depressed, air hunger and concentrating on breathing, significantly differentiated between the two groups of patients with pulmonary disease with and without PD.
ISSN:1323-7799
1440-1843
DOI:10.1111/resp.12516