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. 2011:7:148-56.
doi: 10.2174/1745017901107010148. Epub 2011 Sep 29.

Clinical Psychology and Cardiovascular Disease: An Up-to-Date Clinical Practice Review for Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression

Angelo Compare  1 , Elena Germani, Riccardo Proietti, David Janeway
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Clinical Psychology and Cardiovascular Disease: An Up-to-Date Clinical Practice Review for Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression

Angelo Compare et al. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2011.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Anxiety; cardiovascular disease; depression; heart disease.; psychocardiology; psychological risk factors; psychological treatments.

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