Objectives Social isolation and loneliness have been associated with ill health and are
common in the developed world. A clear understanding of their implications for morbidity …

This review provides an outline of the association between major depressive disorder
(MDD) and coronary heart disease (CHD). Much is known about the two individual clinical …

Background Cardiovascular disease remains the leading worldwide cause of mortality.
There has been increased awareness of the impact of psychological health on …

Work-related stress is an example of a psychosocial risk factor that has become of interest in
today's everdemanding, fast-paced, and globalized society, although its link to adverse …

Objective: To review the evidence for an association between depression and anxiety and
the National Health Priority Area conditions—heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus …

The gradual emergence of symptoms following exposure to traumatic events has presented
a major conceptual challenge to psychiatry. The mechanism that causes the progressive …

The London physician and neuroanatomist Thomas Willis in the 17th century correctly
attributed the source of emotions to the brain, not the heart as believed in antiquity …

Socioeconomic status (SES) refers to an individual's social position relative to other
members of a society. Low SES is associated with large increases in cardiovascular disease …

Scientific advances in this field have not only given us a better understanding of what is an
optimal diet, but has allowed food and nutraceutical companies to market products with …

Research to date indicates that the number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
patients affected by depression (ie, major, minor, dysthymia) approximates between 30 …