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Book SynopsisThe prevalence of major depression among hospitalized patients with coronary artery disease has been reported to be between 17 and 27%. Now, in this new WPA publication, clinicians can find practical clinical guidance for treating these two important and common disorders when they co-present.
Trade Review"
Depression and Heart Disease provides a comprehensive review of the research on the subject and fascinating speculations about the underlying mechanisms in a short, easy-to-read volume. Internists, cardiologists, and psychiatrists would find this book interesting and helpful in clinical practice" (
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2011) "The present miniseries, Depression and Diabetes, Depression and Heart Disease and Depression and Cancer is a unique initiative to make physical diseases visible in psychiatry and to support the treatment ... To this reviewer the books have two strengths: their thematic broadness and the practical approach. The chapters about how to act clinically are excellent, pragmatic and consequently written .... The idea behind the series is excellent and the books are marvellous. After having read them no one will doubt that psychiatry is a medical speciality (that psychiatrists must be physicians first, psychiatrists next, that psychiatry must be done by psychiatrists and psychiatry must be lead by psychiatrists.)" (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2011)
"In summary this book is exceptionally well edited, very informative, and referenced with and a comprehensive evidence based bibliography. The book is so well done that I have already used it for psychosomatic literature review in our fellowship. What better praise? This is a book to purchase and read and use as a reference!" (Psychosomatics)
"The editors excel at making the chapters readable, informative, yet minimally redundant. The clinical guidance and research summaries make it a “must have” for any physician who works with adults. This includes primary care physicians, specialists such as cardiologists and surgeons and psychiatrists. As more physician extenders are utilized the book should also be required for physician’s assistants and nurse practioners who work with such patients on a regular basis, either as part of a hospital or office based team or independently." (Psychosomatics, 2010)
"This book thoroughly reviews the current evidence and mechanisms underlying the interplay between depression and cardiovascular disease and stresses the importance of timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment." (Doody's, 4 November 2011)
Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1 Epidemiology of the comorbidity between depression and heart disease
Wei Jiang, Glen L. Xiong
CHAPTER 2 The association between depression and heart disease: the role of biological mechanisms
Palmiero Monteleone
CHAPTER 3 The association between depression and heart disease: the role of genetic factors
Eco de Geus
CHAPTER 4 Behavioral and psychological mechanisms linking depression and heart disease
Roy C. Ziegelstein, Mary Kate Elfrey
CHAPTER 5 Depression and cardiovascular disease: the safety of antidepressant drugs and the ability to improve mood and reduce medical morbidity
Alexander H. Glassman, J. Thomas Bigger, Jr
CHAPTER 6 Psychotherapies for depression in people with heart disease
Robert M. Carney, Kenneth E. Freedland
