Depression is considered to increase the risk of heart disease. This has been known for some time, but the actual process that links depression to heart disease is less clear. New research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that depression contributes to heart disease indirectly, and mainly through negative changes in health behaviors.
There are essentially two paths that link psychological issues with physical diseases. The first is a direct path, but...
It isn't called a broken heart for nothing. Numerous studies have found an association between depression and cardiac problems, including... Read more »
You have just been handed a diagnosis of heart disease. For some it may mean an immediate heart procedure and the fears provoked by any... Read more »
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Two studies crawled across the health newswire in the past few days that vividly illustrate a key message about depression that's often... Read more »
Depression is the second most common psychiatric problem in people with a dementia such as Alzheimer's (first place goes to agitation and... Read more »
It's long been known that depression boosts people's risk of heart disease, and many experts believed inflammation was responsible for this link. Not... Read more »
Treatment with antidepressants may help relieve the depression experienced by many patients with severe heart disease, a new study suggests.... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When someone has the blues, missing out on the enjoyment of life isn't the only negative. Depression can also harden... Read more »
This is a study to determine if two medications, Paxil and Effexor, can help control depression in patients with Parkinson's disease. This national... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients suffering from both coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression can cut their risk of cardiovascular events by... Read more »
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