The possibilities for the correction of the co-morbid anxiety and depressive disorders in the patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by the methods of climatic therapy
Journal: Problems of Balneology Physiotherapy and Exercise Therapy
Year: 2016

The present study included 142 patients presenting with grade I-III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treated based at a spa and health resort (SHR) facility located on the southern coast of the Crimea. The psycho-diagnostic testing was performed with the use of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HDRS) and the Ch.D. Spielberger - Yu.L. Khanin scale for reactive (situational) and personal anxiety. The anxiety-depressive disorders were diagnosed in 59,2% of the patients; their in