Stress Can Affect Patients’ Mental Health, How They Manage Their Care

Perceived stress affects how patients manage their care and influences their mental health, according to a study in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE) with C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency. Therefore, psychological interventions could increase the interest and involvement of these patients in their own care and…

Emotional Difficulties May Trigger Stress and Angioedema Flares in Children with HAE, Study Suggests

Children with hereditary angioedema frequently have difficulties recognizing their own emotions (alexithymia), which could be a key source of psychological stress that triggers acute attacks of swelling, an Italian study found. Guidelines recommend that management of these patients should include psychological intervention to ease stress…