A selective review of depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia comorbid with coronary heart disease highlights their association with poor medical prognosis and lower quality of life.
This review outlines the epidemiology, mechanisms, screening, and treatment of common psychological comorbidities in coronary heart disease, emphasizing the need for further research.
Evidence of popular interest in the interrelationships between mind, body, and heart disease dates to Ancient Grecian times and paved the way for modern-day scientific inquiry into the relationships between psychological comorbidities in coronary heart disease. Although the systematic evidence has suggested an association of poor medical prognosis and lower quality of life among patients with coronary heart disease with comorbid psychological conditions, the mechanisms are less well understood. In this selective review article, the epidemiology, mechanisms, screening, and treatment recommendations for 4 common psychological conditions (depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia) comorbid with coronary heart disease are presented. We focus on the grand challenges and unprecedented opportunities for research in this area considering the methodological and technological innovations of the 21st century. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
Davidson et al. (Thu,) conducted a review in Coronary heart disease with comorbid psychological conditions. A selective review of depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia comorbid with coronary heart disease highlights their association with poor medical prognosis and lower quality of life.