Psychosomatic functional disorders in pulmonary practice

Abstract

The relevance of studying psychosomatic disorders in somatic clinical practice (including pulmonary practice) stems from the significant prevalence of these disorders, as well as the difficulties in making a differential diagnosis and choosing the most effective tactics for patient management.The aim of this review was to analyze the available publications on the problem of psychosomatic functional disorders in pulmonary practice, such as hyperventilation syndrome (HVS), including HVS associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, vocal cord dysfunction, and psychogenic cough. The article discusses clinical features of different variants of functional disorders and accompanying psychopathological symptoms (panic attacks, generalized anxiety, etc.), as well as psychogenic factors of their manifestation and changes in the clinical features over time. The corresponding section briefly summarizes current ideas about approaches to effective treatment of this group of disorders and prevention of their chronification.Conclusion. The clinical heterogeneity of psychosomatic functional disorders in pulmonological practice has been demonstrated, as have important aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders.