Background The poor physical health of people with mental illness is a multifaceted,
transdiagnostic, and global problem. People with mental illness have an increased risk of …

Background—Although prospective studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses have
documented an association between depression and increased morbidity and mortality in a …

874 Circulation September 1, 2015 references are intended to be illustrative and to highlight
significant knowledge in the field. The premise underlying this scientific statement is that, at …

Importance Depression is a common mental health disorder in the US. Depressive
symptoms have been associated with increased cardiovascular disease incidence and …

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 …

In the 2011 “Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk
Reduction in Children and Adolescents,” several medical conditions among youth were …

Background Several systematic reviews and meta-analyses demonstrated the association
between depression and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but the previous reviews …

The notion that psychological states can influence physical health is hardly new, and
perhaps nowhere has the mind-body connection been better studied than in cardiovascular …

Objectives: To summarize quantitatively the literature comparing hypothalamic-pituitary-
adrenal (HPA) axis function between depressed and nondepressed individuals and to …

Depression is commonly present in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and is
independently associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Screening …