As clinicians delivering health care, we are very good at treating disease but often not as
good at treating the person. The focus of our attention has been on the specific physical …

Background In patients with heart failure (HF), depression and anxiety disorders are
common and associated with adverse outcomes such as reduced adherence to treatment …

Anxiety and its associated disorders are common in patients with cardiovascular disease
and may significantly influence cardiac health. Anxiety disorders are associated with the …

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 …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by a persistent maladaptive reaction
after exposure to severe psychological trauma. Traumatic events that may precipitate PTSD …

People with PTSD experience high levels of cardiovascular disease and comorbid mental
health problems. Physical activity (PA) is an effective intervention in the general population …

BackgroundPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a potentially chronic and disabling
disorder affecting a significant minority of people exposed to trauma. Various psychological …

Psychological stress (PS) is associated with systemic inflammation and accelerates
inflammatory disease progression (eg, atherosclerosis). The mechanisms underlying stress …

In this paper, a first in a Series of two, we look at the evidence for an association of post-
traumatic stress disorder with incident cardiovascular disease risk and the mechanisms that …

Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the association of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) with risk for incident coronary heart disease (CHD). Design A systematic …