Open AccessPsychiatric comorbidities in acute coronary syndromes: Six-month follow-up study
Author(s) -
D Ramya Shruthi,
S. Sunil Kumar,
Nagaraj Desai,
Rajesh Raman,
TS Sathyanarayana Rao
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_94_18
Subject(s) - acute coronary syndrome , agoraphobia , medicine , panic disorder , unstable angina , depression (economics) , hamilton anxiety rating scale , anxiety , psychiatry , myocardial infarction , mini international neuropsychiatric interview , panic , coronary artery disease , economics , macroeconomics
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) caused by coronary atherosclerosis include ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI, and unstable angina. The relation between psychiatric disorders and coronary artery disease is a complex one which includes the effect of the psychosocial factors on heart and vice versa. Point prevalence studies have been reported, but there is paucity of follow-up studies from India.