Cardiovascular Diseases - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

To screen or not to screen? Depression in patients with cardiovascular disease.

30 Aug 2009 There is considerable controversy about whether patients with cardiovascular disease should be screened for depression. Depression is known to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but screening by itself does not improve either ... Read more...

Perceived level of life enjoyment and risks of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality: the Japan public health center-based study.

29 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Perceived level of life enjoyment, a positive psychological condition that reflects the ability to engage pleasurably with the environment, may relate to risks of cardiovascular disease. This prospective cohort study attempted to examine ... Read more...

The time has come for physicians to take notice: the impact of psychosocial stressors on the heart.

30 Jul 2009 A rapidly growing body of evidence supports a relationship between psychosocial factors and cardiovascular disease. In this article, a review of the epidemiologic and clinical research investigating this relationship concludes that psychosocial ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cardiovascular Diseases - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• To screen or not to screen? Depression in patients with cardiovascular disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Perceived level of life enjoyment and risks of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality: the Japan public health center-based study. 29 Aug 2009
• The time has come for physicians to take notice: the impact of psychosocial stressors on the heart. 30 Jul 2009
• Health-related quality of life in CKD Patients: correlates and evolution over time. 28 Jul 2009
• Is it time to treat depression in patients with cardiovascular disease? 27 Jun 2009
• The cardiovascular intensive care unit nurse's experience with end-of-life care: a qualitative descriptive study. 10 Jun 2009
• Marital status, gender and cardiovascular mortality: behavioural, psychological distress and metabolic explanations. 4 Jun 2009
• [European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice. CEIPC 2008 Spanish adaptation] 30 May 2009
• Association between diagnosed diabetes and serious psychological distress among U.S. adults: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007. 30 May 2009
• Psychological distress, use of rehabilitation services, and disability status among noninstitutionalized US adults aged 35 years and older, who have cardiovascular conditions, 2007. 30 May 2009
• Diabetes mellitus and geriatric syndromes. 30 May 2009
• Hyper-use of the ED. 30 May 2009
• Vitamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene, and cognitive function among women with or at risk of cardiovascular disease: The Women's Antioxidant and Cardiovascular Study. 16 May 2009
• Gender differences in cardiac patients: a longitudinal investigation of exercise, autonomic anxiety, negative affect and depression. 29 Apr 2009
• Measuring behavioral outcomes in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation: AN AACVPR STATEMENT. 29 Apr 2009
• Gender differences in the associations between depressive symptoms, cardiovascular diseases, and all-cause mortality. 9 Apr 2009
• Heart-brain medicine: Update 2008. 30 Mar 2009
• Depression screening in patients with heart disease. 30 Mar 2009
• Generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and their comorbidity as predictors of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the Vietnam experience study. 23 Mar 2009
• Are health-related quality-of-life and self-rated health associated with mortality? Insights from Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD). 7 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Cardiovascular Diseases'

Definition: Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.

Descriptor UI: D002318

Alternative terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Disease; Disease, Cardiovascular; Diseases, Cardiovascular;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14;

Technical Notes: general, prefer specifics; /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; DF: CARDIOVASC DIS