Key result
Early screening for depression and anxiety aids risk stratification in coronary disease.
Why the study?
Depression and anxiety are risk factors for coronary diseases and poor prognosis but are rarely recognized by nonpsychiatrists, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment.
Highlights the importance of early identification of depression and anxiety in patients with coronary disease using common psychological scales to improve prognosis and reduce medical burden.
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Depression/anxiety screening may identify higher-risk CAD patients; leaves open whether treatment improves outcomes.
With the transformation of the medical model to a bio - psycho - social medical model, people are becoming more and more concerned about psychological and social factors in the development, prognosis and treatments of cardiovascular diseases. Some prospective studies have shown that depression/anxiety may be one of the risk factors for coronary diseases; it can accelerate the progression of the disease and may also be a risk factor for poor prognosis. However, depression/anxiety-complicated coronary diseases is rarely recognized by nonpsychiatrists; therefore, these patients often fail to receive timely diagnosis and treatment and may even undergo further psychological and economic burden because of excessive examination and treatment. Identification and intervention of coronary diseases associated with depression/anxiety as early as possible is yet to be achieved. This article reviews how to identify coronary diseases patients with depression/anxiety and how the common depression/ anxiety scales are used and evaluated nowadays.
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Liang et al. (2014) conducted a review in Coronary diseases complicated with depression/anxiety. Depression/anxiety scales was evaluated. This review highlights the importance of early identification of depression and anxiety in patients with coronary diseases and evaluates the commonly used psychological scales.
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