Application and indication of psychotropic drugs for respiratory diseases

Respiratory symptoms are induced not only by the organic stimulation of air tract but also by emotional irritation. Symbolic respiratory reactions and symptoms like a cough and dyspnea may develop when human's eomotion is affected by a psychosocial stressor. It is important to differentiate so-called psychosomatic disorders of respitratory system because it may easily take the chronic course and may become difficult to improve unless a precise diagnosis and treatment is not performed. Anxiety disorder and depressive state often merges the condition, and the patients with respiratory diseases sometimes may benefit from a antianxiety agents and antidepressant therapy when significant depressive symptoms are present. Specific psychotherapy may be applicable when symptom is aggravated by remarkable psychologic factors.