Treatment of Psychological Symptoms in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Giovanna Campagna,
Corrado Tagliati,
Gian Marco Giuseppetti
et al.
Abstract:The aim of this article is to identify and illustrate the most used psychological techniques in the field of cystic fibrosis (CF) and to help clinicians choose the most appropriate strategy among various possibilities. The disease and its medical treatments can be difficult to tolerate and can cause anxiety about health status or feelings of hopelessness and stress. The prevalence of depression and anxiety is 2.3 times higher in adults with CF than in community samples. A strong correlation has been identified… Show more
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