Background Health and care services are becoming increasingly strained and healthcare
authorities worldwide are investing in integrated care in the hope of delivering higher-quality …

Background Parents of children with critical congenital heart defects (PCCHD s) may be at
high risk for mental health morbidity; however, the literature is not well characterized. Given …

Depression in patients with cardiovascular disease is independently associated with
progression of heart disease, major adverse cardiac events, and mortality. A wide variety of …

Objective: Guidelines recommend psychological intervention for children, adolescents, and
adults with childhood-onset heart disease and their families, yet a comprehensive review of …

Objective: To evaluate the mode of implementation, clinical outcomes, cost-effectiveness,
and the factors influencing uptake and sustainability of collaborative care for psychiatric …

Background Psychiatric disorders, such as depression, are very common in cardiac patients
and are independently linked to adverse cardiac outcomes, including mortality …

Background: The number of readmissions to the emergency department (ED) for mental
health services each year is significant, which increases healthcare costs and negatively …

Objective Collaborative care (CC) improves depressive symptoms in people with comorbid
depressive disorder in chronic medical conditions, but its effect on physical symptoms has …

Evidence that anxiety disorders are associated with general medical conditions is growing.
While it is known that medical and mental conditions are often comorbid, research …

Importance Heart failure (HF) affects more than 6 million adults in the US and more than 64
million adults worldwide, with 50% prevalence of depression. Patients and clinicians lack …