This review outlines the association between cardiovascular disease and anxiety/depression, providing an overview of assessment tools and available pharmacological and psychological treatments.
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Supports screening for anxiety/depression in CVD patients; leaves open efficacy of integrated treatments pending randomized data.
The aim of the present review is underline the association between cardiac diseases and anxiety and depression. In the first part of the article, there is a description of anxiety and depression from the definitions of DSM-IV TR. In the second part, the authors present the available tests and questionnaires to assess depression and anxiety in patients with cardiovascular disease. In the last part of the review different types of interventions are reported and compared; available interventions are pharmacological or psychological treatments.
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