Behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients with pulmonary hypertension

We read with great interest the article by Aguirre-Camacho and colleagues published in your Journal (1). The authors examined whether pulmonary hypertension patients ’ levels of life satisfaction and optimism may explain the presence of clinically-significant symptoms of depression and anxiety. They also examined the extent to which the presence of clinically-significant symptoms of depression and anxiety may constitute an extra burden to the quality of life ( QoL) of patients. The authors revealed that clinically-significant symptoms of depression and anxiety were only accurately predicted in 50.5% and 56.5% of patients, respectively, based on disease severity alone.
Source: Psychosomatics - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research