Could targeting disease specific fear and anxiety improve COPD outcomes?

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 835-837

  von Leupoldt, Andreas ^a   Janssens, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; behavioral therapy; COPD; fear; rehabilitation; treatment

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CATASTROPHIZING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEAR; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84975260765     PISSN: 17476348     EISSN: 17476356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2016.1198697     Document Type: Editorial

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