Tag: heart disease

Study links childhood depression to cardiac risks in adolescence

From the Washington University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and… Read more »

Study suggests threat perception may increase risk of depression after heart attack

From the University of Luxemburg press release via EurekAlert!: “Survivors of heart attacks are three times more likely to develop depression during the first six months after their heart attack,… Read more »

Study suggests middle-aged women who were abused as children at increased risk for heart disease, diabetes

From the American Psychological Association via EurekAlert!: Middle-aged women who report having been physically abused as children are about two times more likely than other women their age to have… Read more »

Study suggests 1 in 8 heart patients suffer from PTSD

From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: One in eight people who suffer a heart attack or other acute coronary event experience clinically significant symptoms of post-traumatic… Read more »