Depression and anxiety in a cardiovascular outpatient clinic: a descriptive study
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry. 2011; 6 (3): 125-127
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ABSTRACT
Cardiac diseases are psycho-somatic disorders, and psychological aspects play an essential role in their initiation and exacerbation. The aim of this study was to gain appropriate knowledge in the epidemiology of co-morbid depression and anxiety disorder in cardiovascular outpatients. This study is descriptive with a sample of patients attending a cardio-vascular clinic. 238 individuals were included in this study using a consecutive sampling method. The study instrument was Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS] questionnaire, which is a clinical scale for assessing anxiety and depression. Of the 238 participants in this study, 93[38.7%] were male and 146 [61.3%] female. 28.5% of patients suffered from anxiety disorders, and 41.9% had depression. Regarding comorbid diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia and hypertension, the severity of depression was just related to hypertension. There was a meaningful relationship between gender and symptoms of anxiety so that symptoms were more severe in women. Considering the high prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients suffering from cardio-vascular diseases, it is necessary to screen psychological disorders in patients with cardio-vascular diseases and improve their cardio-vascular health and quality of life as mush as possible
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Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Depressão
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Instituições de Assistência Ambulatorial
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Hiperlipidemias
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Hipertensão
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Iran. J. Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2011
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