COPD in Primary Care: Key Considerations for Optimized Management: Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Recognition and Management

Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes; Alan Kaplan; Nicola A Hanania

COPD in Primary Care: Key Considerations for Optimized Management: Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Recognition and Management

J Fam Pract. 2018 Feb;67(2 Suppl):S11-S18.

Authors

Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes¹, Alan Kaplan², Nicola A Hanania³

Affiliations

¹ Azusa Pacific University, Department of Physical Therapy, Azusa, CA, USA.
² Family Physician Airways Group of Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

PMID: 29443332

Abstract

Ensuring that anxiety and depression are recognized and treated effectively in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is essential for optimizing outcomes. Primary care practitioners are well placed to diagnose anxiety and depression, and to ensure these conditions are suitably managed alongside treatments of COPD.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Anxiety / epidemiology
Anxiety / psychology
Anxiety / therapy*
Comorbidity
Depression / epidemiology
Depression / psychology
Depression / therapy*
Health Behavior
Humans
Primary Health Care / methods*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / epidemiology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / psychology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy*
Quality of Life / psychology*
Social Support