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    • Psychiatry
    • Psychosomatic Medicine

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    • Chronic dyspnea often lacks clear organic causes, leading to diagnostic challenges.
    • Unexplained dyspnea may stem from psychogenic or anxiety-related factors.

    Purpose:

    • To characterize the clinical presentation of anxiety dyspnea.
    • To assess anxiety levels and perception of dyspnea (POD) in affected patients.
    • To determine if anxiety dyspnea is linked to an altered perception of breathlessness.

    Summary:

    • The study identified characteristic symptoms of anxiety dyspnea: non-effort related breathlessness, difficulty fully inflating lungs, and frequent sighs or yawns.
    • Anxiety was prevalent (70%) in patients with unexplained dyspnea, surprisingly with a lower than normal POD.
    • The findings suggest a distinct clinical profile for anxiety dyspnea.

    Impact:

    • Establishes a characteristic clinical presentation for anxiety dyspnea.
    • Suggests that anxiety dyspnea can be diagnosed without additional costly procedures once organic causes are excluded.
    • Aids clinicians in identifying and managing patients with unexplained chronic dyspnea.