Psychiatric News (12/11) reported, “Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may experience an acute exacerbation of their illness if they have depression and/or anxiety,” investigators concluded in a study involving “504 adults with COPD” who visited a hospital’s pulmonary clinic. The study revealed that “the risk of acute exacerbation was 60% higher in patients with anxiety and/or depression.” The findings were published online Dec. 8 in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Related Links:
— “Anxiety, Depression May Increase Risk of Acute Exacerbation in COPD, Psychiatric News, December 11, 2020