Are Somatic Symptoms of Depression Better Predictors of Cardiac Events Than Cognitive Symptoms in Coronary Heart Disease

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ID19307304
AuthorsRobert M Carney (0000-0002-0737-6655, Saint Louis University, corresponding author), Kenneth E Freedland (0000-0002-3118-9913)
Year2012
Volume74
Issue1
Pages33-38
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/psy.0b013e3182405ac4
PMID22219384
PMCIDPMC3254789
OpenAlexW2028882435
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited47

Several recent studies have found that somatic symptoms of depression predict cardiac events in patients with established coronary heart disease but cognitive symptoms of depression do not. However, other studies have not supported this finding, and the research in this area is complicated by methodological differences and inconsistencies in the classification of "cognitive" and "somatic" symptoms. In addition, somatic symptoms are more common than cognitive symptoms in cardiac patients and are often associated with more severe depression. These factors may confound the relationship between somatic symptoms and cardiac outcomes. Some reasons why somatic symptoms may be more common than cognitive symptoms in cardiac patients are considered, as well as whether somatic symptoms are likely to be symptoms of depression or of medical illness. Finally, some directions for future research are proposed

Cardiology · Cognition · Coronary heart disease · Depression (economics) · Depressive symptoms · Disease · Heart disease · Psychiatry · Somatic cell · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology

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