Current knowledge on the general somatic health of individuals with obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD) is very limited. Here, we critically review the emerging literature on the topic …

Anxiety and anxiety disorders are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and
reduced quality of life. Despite this, no comprehensive study on the global prevalence of …

Background Atypical chest pain in some outpatients could derive from mental disorders. It is
necessary for them to have a preliminary emotional assessment in the outpatient department …

Background Patients presenting with chest pain to general practice or emergency providers
represent a unique challenge, as the differential is broad and varies widely in acuity …

Background/Aims Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) of esophageal origin is a challenging
clinical problem of diverse etiology that affects more than 80 million Americans yearly. We …

Background: Panic disorder (PD) is a common, often unrecognized condition among
patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency departments (ED). Nevertheless …

Background The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of chest pain presentations
and the subsequent non-cardiac chest pain diagnoses in an emergency department (ED) …

Aims: To determine the characteristics, clinical needs and level of health-care use of patients
with non-cardiac (NCCP) and cardiac-chest pain (CCP) attending a Rapid Access Chest …

We conducted a study to assess test characteristics of red-flag criteria for identifying cardiac
disease causing chest pain and technical charges of low-probability referrals. Accuracy of …

OBJECTIVES: We compared depressive symptoms and healthcare utilization in patients
admitted for noncardiac chest pain, acute myocardial infarction, and angina pectoris after …