Functional Respiratory Disorders: When Respiratory Symptoms Do Not Respond to Pulmonary Treatment (Respiratory Medicine Book 0)

Many patients with pulmonary complaints fail to improve despite physicians’ best efforts. Sometimes, we ascribe this failure to lack of adherence with therapy, or to the severity of the condition. What we often fail to appreciate, however, is that sometimes the lack of improvement can be explained by the patients' psychological states. The first section of __Functional Respiratory Disorders: When Respiratory Symptoms Do Not Respond to Pulmonary Treatment__ will help clinicians recognize functional respiratory symptoms that can arise as a result of both organic and psychological causes. The second section of this book provides detailed discussions of such disorders, links to video examples of laryngoscopic evaluation of patients with vocal cord issues, case studies and quizzes. Examples and exercises that should strengthen the clinician’s confidence in identifying and treating these functional conditions are also provided. Finally, the third section of the book will help the clinician differentiate the patients for whom referral to a mental health provider is mandatory from those for whom other approaches may be useful. For the latter group, the book teaches clinicians to empower themselves by learning how to incorporate various therapies for functional disorders into their practice, including biofeedback, breathing techniques, basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, and hypnosis. Links are provided to instructive video examples of biofeedback, hypnosis, and speech therapy. Practical strategies for obtaining training in these modalities are provided in the appendix. __Functional Respiratory Disorders: When Respiratory Symptoms Do Not Respond to Pulmonary Treatment__ is an important new book that will help clinicians consider the possible impact of functional contributions to the clinical presentation of every patient with respiratory symptoms and identified respiratory disease. Many patients with pulmonary complaints fail to improve despite physiciansâ best efforts. Sometimes, we ascribe this failure to lack of adherence with therapy, or to the severity of the condition. What we often fail to appreciate, however, is that sometimes the lack of improvement can be explained by the patients' psychological states. Â The first section of Functional Respiratory Disorders: When Respiratory Symptoms Do Not Respond to Pulmonary Treatment will help clinicians recognize functional respiratory symptoms that can arise as a result of both organic and psychological causes. Â The second section of this book provides detailed discussions of such disorders, links to video examples of laryngoscopic evaluation of patients with vocal cord issues, case studies and quizzes. Â Examples and exercises that should strengthen the clinicianâs confidence in identifying and treating these functional conditions are also provided. Â Finally, the third section of the book will help the clinician differentiate the patients for whom referral to a mental health provider is mandatory from those for whom other approaches may be useful. For the latter group, the book teaches clinicians to empower themselves by learning how to incorporate various therapies for functional disorders into their practice, including biofeedback, breathing techniques, basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, and hypnosis. Links are provided to instructive video examples of biofeedback, hypnosis, and speech therapy. Â Practical strategies for obtaining training in these modalities are provided in the appendix. Â Functional Respiratory Disorders: When Respiratory Symptoms Do Not Respond to Pulmonary Treatment is an important new book that will help clinicians consider the possible impact of functional contributions to the clinical presentation of every patient with respiratory symptoms and identified respiratory disease Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 What Is a Functional Respiratory Disorder?....Pages 3-17 Functional Aspects of an Organic Respiratory Disorder: Cystic Fibrosis....Pages 19-47 Front Matter....Pages 49-49 Chest Pain....Pages 51-65 Dyspnea....Pages 67-87 The Habit Cough Syndrome and Its Variations....Pages 89-103 Vocal Cord Dysfunction....Pages 105-116 Functional Sleep Disorders....Pages 117-132 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 When Should a Patient Be Referred to a Mental Health Provider?....Pages 135-152 Basic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Applications for Functional Respiratory Disorders and Other Medically Unexplained Symptoms....Pages 153-178 Biofeedback Therapy for Asthma....Pages 179-205 Breathing Techniques for Asthma and Other Respiratory Diseases....Pages 207-226 Hypnosis for the Treatment of Functional Respiratory Disorders....Pages 227-249 Speech Therapy for the Treatment of Functional Respiratory Disorders....Pages 251-278 Pharmacologic Therapy in Patients with Functional Respiratory Disorders....Pages 279-300 The Healing Energy of Breath in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Other Eastern Traditions....Pages 301-323 Mindfulness Meditation for the Treatment of Functional Respiratory Disorders....Pages 325-343 Back Matter....Pages 345-360