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Asthma and Your Mental Health

From Pat Bass, About.com GuideMarch 7, 2010

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Does asthma affect your mental health?

According to the March issue of Chest, adults with asthma were two and one-half times more likely to experience serious psychological distress compared to those without asthma. Additionally, the more serious psychological distress experienced, patients reported poorer health related quality of life.

What do you think? Does asthma affect your mental health? What do you do to keep asthma from affecting your mental health? Leave a comment or join the discussion in the forum.

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