 The results of this study suggest that physicians' perceptions, confidence, and practices regarding the identification and management of depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, copped, are suboptimal due to lack of training, absence of standard procedures, and insufficient knowledge. This highlights the need for psychiatric training to be incorporated into medical education, as well as the adoption of a systematic approach to detect depression in clinical practice. This article was authored by Saeed M. Al-Gamdi, Jabba S. Al-Katani, Yasef S. Aldabayan, and others.