Depression and heart disease /

• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Glassman, Alexander H., 1934-, Maj, Mario, 1953-, Sartorius, N.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
• Subjects: Depression, Mental > Complications.; Heart > Diseases > Psychological aspects.; Depressive Disorder > complications.; Depressive Disorder > psychology.; Cardiovascular Diseases > etiology.; Cardiovascular Diseases > psychology.; Medicine.; PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Depression.; SELF-HELP > Mood Disorders.; SELF-HELP > Depression.; Electronic books.

Recently, there has been a growing awareness of the multiple interrelationships between depression and various physical diseases. Patients with psychiatric problems, particularly depression, may be more susceptible to cardiovascular disorders. Depression and Heart Disease synthesizes current evidenc...

Table of Contents:

• Epidemiology of the comorbidity between depression and heart disease / Wei Jiang, Glen L. Xiong
• The association between depression and heart disease : the role of biological mechanisms / Palmiero Monteleone
• The association between depression and heart disease : the role of genetic factors / Eco De Geus
• Behavioral and psychological mechanisms linking depression and heart disease / Roy C. Ziegelstein, Mary Kate Elfrey
• Depression and cardiovascular disease : the safety of antidepressant drugs and the ability to improve mood and reduce medical morbidity / Alexander H. Glassman, J. Thomas Bigger Jr.
• Psychotherapies for depression in people with heart disease / Robert M. Carney, Kenneth E. Freedland.