News Report | March 28, 2005
Psychosocial Conditions Found to Promote Heart Disease
March 28, 2005
Psychosocial Conditions Found to Promote Heart Disease Psychosocial conditions were found to promote heart disease as much as other major cardiac risk factors. Additionally, the prevalence of psychological disorders is significantly higher among heart patients than in the general population. According to a study titled, "The Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Psychosocial Risk Factors in Cardiac Practice," available in the March 1, 2005 issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, psychosocial conditions, including depression, social isolation, poor socioeconomic status, and discrete chronic stress were found to be major factors in the development of heart . . .