Compare Angelo, Germani Elena, Proietti Riccardo, Janeway David
Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation Psychology Department University of Bergamo, Italy.
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2011;7:148-56. doi: 10.2174/1745017901107010148. Epub 2011 Sep 29.
The aim of the present review is underline the association between cardiac diseases and anxiety and depression. In the first part of the article, there is a description of anxiety and depression from the definitions of DSM-IV TR. In the second part, the authors present the available tests and questionnaires to assess depression and anxiety in patients with cardiovascular disease. In the last part of the review different types of interventions are reported and compared; available interventions are pharmacological or psychological treatments.
本综述的目的是强调心脏病与焦虑和抑郁之间的关联。在文章的第一部分，从《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版修订版（DSM-IV TR）的定义出发描述了焦虑和抑郁。在第二部分，作者介绍了用于评估心血管疾病患者抑郁和焦虑的现有测试和问卷。在综述的最后一部分，报告并比较了不同类型的干预措施；现有的干预措施包括药物治疗或心理治疗。
