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The Hyperventilation Syndrome

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Frances Ames
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The hyperventilation syndrome is the name given to a distinctive group of symptoms and signs which are caused by an increase in the depth and rate of breathing. This abnormal breathing is nearly always the result of emotional stress.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 101 , Issue 424 , July 1955, pp. 466 - 525
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1955 

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