title: Medically unexplained dyspnoea and panic.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hauzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Willeke
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Verheul
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Griez
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Geertjan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wesseling
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marlies
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Duinen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011599:Psychopathology; D012119:Respiration
keywords: Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile; chronic lung disease; depressed affect; medically unexplained dyspnoea; panic disorder