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Loneliness Hurts the Heart
Being alone can break your heartliterally.
People who lack a strong network of friends and family are at greater risk of developingand dying fromheart disease, research shows. According to some studies, the risk of solitude is comparable to that posed by high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and even smoking. Read More
How Lonely Are You?
To determine how lonely a person is, researchers typically use a questionnaire known as the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Iowa State University’s Daniel Russell, PhD, a co-creator of the scale, has produced a shorter version of the scale that you can use to measure your loneliness level. Read More
Treating Depression Can Help to Heal Your Heart
Depression can sap the energy and motivation that people with heart disease need to get better. Studies show that depressed cardiac patients are less likely to take their medications, to quit smoking, or to attend cardiac rehabilitationall of which are important for recovery and survival... Read More
How Patients Cope With Depression and Heart Disease
"I don’t think you realize how tied together heart problems and depression are"
Right after her double bypass surgery at age 57, Kit Cassak, a self-described optimist, was her usual upbeat self; three months later she couldn't stop crying. "I'd be scared to go to sleep at nightI didn't know if I'd wake up in the morning," she says... Read More
Depression and Heart Disease
It's a combination that can be deadly
By some estimates, people who suffer from depression are about 65% more likely to develop heart disease, and up to one in five people with heart disease will develop depression... Read More
Video: Perspectives on Depression and Heart Disease
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Emotional State Affects HeartSituation—and hormones—can trigger the blues
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Heart Disease Blues"I could only do a few things"
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Post Heart SurgeryRecovery was hard, empty
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Overwhelmed and Afraid"I felt like a whiner"
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