1970
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5700.14
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Relationship between Breathlessness and Anxiety in Asthma and Bronchitis: A Comparative Study

Abstract: Breathlessness and Anxiety-Oswald et al. BRITISHoversewing of the ulcer) was employed in a minority of cases. As time went by vagotomy plus drainage came to be used more and more, and this procedure was performed in 75% of the emergency operations in which one of these three procedures was used.Vagotomy plus drainage has emerged as more successful than a partial gastrectomy. Among patients aged less than 60 the fatality rate was low and there was no great difference between vagotomy and partial gastrectomy; bu… Show more

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“…It may be that people with psychological symptoms are more likely to report respiratory symptoms (for example, they may experience breathlessness due to hyperventilation) [12]. However, this would seem more likely to occur with predominantly anxiety disorders, and increasing anxiety has been shown to be associated with increasing respiratory disability in an earlier study [13]. Patients who are depressed may be more likely to view their condition in a pessimistic manner and report increased disability.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…It may be that people with psychological symptoms are more likely to report respiratory symptoms (for example, they may experience breathlessness due to hyperventilation) [12]. However, this would seem more likely to occur with predominantly anxiety disorders, and increasing anxiety has been shown to be associated with increasing respiratory disability in an earlier study [13]. Patients who are depressed may be more likely to view their condition in a pessimistic manner and report increased disability.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…If the theory is right, then a psychological illness that concerns breathing should occur. We have searched for the existence of such a disorder and have found that some individuals do develop such psychological illnesses (see Dudley, Martin, & Holmes, 1964;Oswald, Waller, & Drinkwater, 1970).…”
Section: The Taxonomy and Culture-bound Psychological Illnessesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Anxiety arising from the sensations associated with dyspnea (Aitken etal., 1969;Duffy and Hansen, 1969;Oswald et al, 1970) may become quite severe and, in turn, influence the physical findings (Dudley, 1968) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%