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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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Why You Must Treat Cardiac Depression
The stress of depression can slow or even stall your physical recovery
Doctors don't yet know if treating depression can prevent heart disease, but they do know that if you have heart disease and you're depressed, treating depression is critical to your recovery and your quality of life... Read More
Recovering Without Medication
Heart patients share why they chose not to take antidepressants for their depression
Antidepressants target chemical processes in the brain associated with mood and depression and are usually safe for heart patients under a doctor's care. But there are other important ways to lift your spirits and improve your heart health, particularly exercise, cardiac rehabilitation, and social support... 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 night—I didn't know if I'd wake up in the morning," she says... Read More
