Much a Review About Nothing: A Comment on the Treatment of Anxiety in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

Title
Much a Review About Nothing: A Comment on the Treatment of Anxiety in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Publication Date
2018-11
Author(s)
Tully, Phillip J
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2807-1313
Email: ptully2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ptully2
Cosh, Suzanne M
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8003-3704
Email: scosh@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:scosh
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Elsevier Inc
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1016/j.psym.2018.04.004
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/26962
Abstract
To the editor: The prevalence of anxiety disorders in coronary heart disease (CHD) is 10-23%. Approximately 50% of CHD patients with a depressive disorder also have an anxiety disorder. The high prevalence of anxiety disorders, irrespective of the risk for adverse cardiovascular prognosis, underscores the need to provide comprehensive anxiety treatment in patients with CHD. A recent paper in Psychosomatics (in this issue) attempts to systematically review randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on this important topic, however, there are numerous limitations to the review’s focus, validity, and utility to clinical practice.
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Citation
Psychosomatics, 59(6), p. 623-624
ISSN
1545-7206
0033-3182
Pubmed ID
29776680
Start page
623
End page
624

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