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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators are commonly associated with anxiety and depression, which significantly impact patients' emotional and psychosocial function.
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How do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators affect patients' emotional and psychosocial function?
How do implantable cardioverter-defibrillators affect patients' emotional and psychosocial function?
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Patients with ICDs commonly experience anxiety and depression, highlighting the need for psychosocial support and intervention.
In Brief Anxiety and depression are common in patients who've received implanted cardioverter-defibrillators. In this study, researchers looked into how ICDs affect patients' emotional and psychosocial function, and what you can do to help.
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Wheeler et al. (2010) studied this question. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators are commonly associated with anxiety and depression, which significantly impact patients' emotional and psychosocial function.
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