Background Intervention research at the intersection of psychiatry and cardiology has
primarily focused on the relationship between negative psychological syndromes (eg …

Poor psychological health (eg, depression and anxiety) is prospectively associated with
adverse cardiac outcomes. In contrast, there is increasing evidence that positive …

Depression and anxiety are well-known to be associated with adverse health outcomes in
cardiac patients. However, there has been less work synthesizing the effects of positive …

Background Among cardiac patients, positive psychologic factors are consistently linked
with superior clinical outcomes and improvement in key markers of inflammation and …

Positive psychological states are linked to superior cardiac outcomes, possibly mediated
through increased participation in health behaviors. Trained study staff conducted in-depth …

Background Positive psychologic characteristics have been linked to superior cardiac
outcomes. Objective Accordingly, in this exploratory study, we assessed positive psychology …

The management of depression and other negative psychological states in cardiac patients
has been a focus of multiple treatment trials, though such trials have not led to substantial …

Despite increasing evidence that depression and other psychologic risk factors promote
atherosclerosis and adverse cardiac events, practice guidelines for integrating psychologic …

Objectives: Research has demonstrated a gradient relationship between depression and the
risk of adverse cardiovascular events among both initially healthy individuals and those with …

Facets of positive psychological well-being, such as optimism, have been identified as
positive health assets because they are prospectively associated with the 7 metrics of …