RESEARCH ARTICLE
Clinical Psychology and Cardiovascular Disease: An Up-to-Date Clinical Practice Review for Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression
Angelo Compare1, *, Elena Germani2, Riccardo Proietti3, David Janeway4
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2011Volume: 7
First Page: 148
Last Page: 156
Publisher ID: CPEMH-7-148
DOI: 10.2174/1745017901107010148
Article History:
Received Date: 25/4/2011Revision Received Date: 13/6/2011
Acceptance Date: 20/6/2011
Electronic publication date: 29/9/2011
Collection year: 2011

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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.