Mental Health and Adverse Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Patients. An Exploratory and Descriptive Study
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2019, Vol 22, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: There is an increasing interest in integrating mental health services into general health ones for cardiac patients, especially because there has been demonstrated that the evolution of cardiovascular disease could be influenced by issues like depression, anxiety or adverse psychosocial factors. Objectives: This paper aims to analyze the frequency of mental health problems and adverse psychosocial factors in a sample of Romanian cardiovascular patients. Methods: The evaluation methodology consisted in clinical interview, clinical observation and psychometric instruments. Results: The collected data indicate high percentages of depression and anxiety amongst the participants, with 88.2% of the patients showing clinical or subclinical symptoms of anxiety, 62.8% showing clinical or subclinical symptoms of depression, 23.5 % having panic attacks and 80.4% sleep problems. There have been observed higher percentages of anxiety and depression in widowers, patients with low family support, participants who are caregivers for family members with dementia and in patients who had recently lost a loved-one. Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of psychological evaluation and intervention in patients suffering from cardiovascular disease, as they frequently experience mental health problems, especially when adverse psychosocial factors co-occur.
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Andreea Elena Mustață
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