title: [Mental distress and wish for psychosomatic treatment of patients with pulmonary hypertension].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The study investigated the level of mental distress in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and assessed the use of and the wish for psychosomatic treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total sample of n=187 outpatients participated in the cross-sectional survey. The short form of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-D), the EuroQol (EQ-5D) and a questionnaire assessing the wish for psychosomatic treatment were applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  50.6% of the patients exhibited depressive symptoms of varying degrees, 19.2% showed symptoms of major depression. 14.8% of the pa-tients reported panic attacks, and 7.1% demonstrated symptoms of a panic syndrome. Quality of life was low (EQ-5D VAS M=60). Experience with outpatient or inpatient psychotherapy was reported by 23.4% and 8.6% of the patients, respectively. 56.5% reported a wish for psychosomatic treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PH-Patients are more likely to suffer from mild or subthreshold depressive syndromes, but are very interested in psychosomatic treatment. The implementation of psychosomatic interventions into clinical practice would be desirable.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Gießen.
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larisch
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Gießen.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neeb
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Psychosomatik und -Psychotherapie, Hannover.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Zwaan
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Psychosomatik und -Psychotherapie, Hannover.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pabst
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Lungenzentrum am Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (UGMLC), Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL), Gießen.
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tiede
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Lungenzentrum am Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (UGMLC), Mitglied des Deutschen Zentrums für Lungenforschung (DZL), Gießen.
authors.forename: Ardeschir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghofrani
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Pneumologie und Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL), Hannover.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Pneumologie und Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL), Hannover.
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoeper
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Gießen.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kruse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult