Mental Health

01 Jun Preventing Panic When Short Of Breath

Posted at 15:32h in Better Breathing, Mental Health 9 Comments

By Mary Burns, RN, BS Asst. Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, UCLA (ret) Executive Vice President, PERF THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER BREATHING TECHNIQUES...

05 Jan 6 Stress Management Techniques for COPD Sufferers

Posted at 05:36h in COPD Research, Mental Health 1 Comment

As if it wasn’t enough that you have COPD, here’s another thing to deal with: an extra level of stress....

25 Aug Successful Aging

Posted at 05:53h in Better Breathing, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Mental Health, Nutrition & Diet, Sleep, Uncategorized 0 Comments

This letter by the late Dr. Thomas Petty was published on the PERF2ndWind website in August of 2005, and the...

05 May Resilience – Your Not-So-Secret Weapon Against COPD

Posted at 05:14h in COPD Research, Mental Health 0 Comments

When coping with a health challenge such as COPD, resilience can be a powerful weapon against the worsening of symptoms...

07 Apr You Can’t Manufacture Happiness – Or Can You?

Posted at 11:15h in COPD Research, Mental Health 0 Comments

When you’re doing your best to deal with a chronic condition such as COPD, it can happen sometimes that you...

The Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that was formed from a passion to improve the outlook for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), through research into pulmonary rehabilitation and other patient-centered therapies. Over time, this purpose has adapted to include other diseases where shortness-of-breath and exercise intolerance are hallmark symptoms.

PERF publishes a free blog, and responds to reader’s questions and concerns, for those who experience breathing difficulties or exercise limitations.

For more information visit us on the web at https://perf2ndwind.org/.