The Risk for Depression Comorbidity in Patients With COPD

COPD and the Risk of Depression

“…4 In the follow-up analysis, we found an increased risk of developing an incident diagnosis of depression among patients with COPD as compared with patients without COPD, particularly in women, which is in line with reports from the literature showing that the lifetime prevalence of depression is twice as high in women as in men. 6,18 In women we also found some evidence for an increasing depression risk with increasing COPD duration, whereas this was not the case in men. One possible explanation for this observation may be that men and women react differently to a COPD diagnosis, but it is also possible that women tend to get diagnosed with COPD at an earlier disease stage than men, which may lead to a longer lag time between the fi rst COPD diagnosis and the fi rst depression diagnosis.…”

Factors associated with depression and severe depression in patients with COPD

“…In summary, depressive symptoms are frequent in COPD, even more than in other chronic conditions [4,39], and according to some series, patients with COPD are at increased risk of developing depression [5,40] particularly if their level of disability increases [13]. Early detection of depressive symptoms is crucial because these symptoms are associated with worse outcomes, including increased mortality, and can be potentially treated.…”

Psychological impact on SARS survivors: Critical review of the English language literature.

“…Between 20% and 25% of SARS patients became critically ill, requiring intensive care, and ϳ10%, or 774 individuals, died worldwide (World Health Organization, 2004). In the few studies reviewed to date that pertain to the psychological impact on SARS survivors, high rates of emotional distress were reported, including anxiety, depression, fearfulness, and stigmatization (Chan et al, 2003;Cheng & Wong, 2005;Tsang, Scudds, & Chan, 2004;Zhang, Liu, & He, 2004). However, because most of these studies looked at the period covering the acute phase of the illness and up to 6 months postinfection, we know very little about the longer-term psychological effects of SARS, and we know even less about how the psychological effects of SARS changed over time.…”