title: [Application and indication of psychotropic drugs for respiratory diseases].
abstract: Respiratory symptoms are induced not only by the organic stimulation of air tract but also by emotional irritation. Symbolic respiratory reactions and symptoms like a cough and dyspnea may develop when human's eomotion is affected by a psychosocial stressor. It is important to differentiate so-called psychosomatic disorders of respitratory system because it may easily take the chronic course and may become difficult to improve unless a precise diagnosis and treatment is not performed. Anxiety disorder and depressive state often merges the condition, and the patients with respiratory diseases sometimes may benefit from a antianxiety agents and antidepressant therapy when significant depressive symptoms are present. Specific psychotherapy may be applicable when symptom is aggravated by remarkable psychologic factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, Nihon University Itabashi Hospital.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruoka
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs