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Title: | Depression Screening, Assessment, and Treatment for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Review for Psychologists |
Contributor(s): | Tully, Phillip J (author) ; Higgins, Rosemary (author) |
Publication Date: | 2020-11-12 |
DOI: | 10.1111/ap.12075 |
Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/56034 |
Abstract: | | Depression prevalence is between 15% and 20% in coronary heart disease patients, such as those with angina, or after a myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The presence of depression places a coronary heart disease patient at twofold higher risk for further major cardiac events and death, as well as poor quality of life and early exit from the labour force. As a consequence, several learned societies, including the National Heart Foundation of Australia, have published guidelines that recommend questionnaire screening to improve identification and management strategies for depression in coronary heart disease patients. Psychologists in hospitals, community settings, and private practice can have a key role in the realisation of the National Heart Foundation of Australia's aims. We review the recent guidelines and outline implications for psychologists to identify and manage depression in coronary heart disease patients. The evidence reviewed suggests that cognitive-behavioural therapy and problem-solving therapy are frontline non-pharmacological interventions for depression in CHD patients.
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Source of Publication: | Australian Psychologist, 49(6), p. 337-344 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication: | United Kingdom |
ISSN: | 1742-9544 0005-0067 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520399 Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200199 Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes |
HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Psychology
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