'When I am breathless now, I don’t have the fear that’s linked to it': a case series on the potential of EMDR to break the dyspnea-anxiety cycle in COPD
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Kris Mooren; Kirsten Smit; Yvonne Engels; Daisy Janssen; Judith Godschalx
- Source
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
- Subject
- COPD
Breathlessness
EMDR
Diseases of the respiratory system
RC705-779
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1471-2466
Key message This case series uses mixed methods to explore EMDR as a novel intervention in COPD patients with severe breathlessness. Our results support our hypothesis that EMDR may improve breathlessness mastery in patients with COPD and previous severe breathlessness crises, by decreasing the anxiety component.