Depression is a highly prevalent risk factor for incident coronary heart disease (CHD) and for
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with established CHD. Several biological …

Depression is perhaps the most frequent cause of emotional suffering in later life and
significantly decreases quality of life in older adults. In recent years, the literature on late-life …

Abstract We describe the Cacioppo Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness (ETL) and its
manifestations in contemporary society. The early conceptualizations of loneliness were as …

Self-compassion refers to a kind and nurturing attitude toward oneself during situations that
threaten one's adequacy, while recognizing that being imperfect is part of being human …

Objectives. We estimated the number of deaths attributable to social factors in the United
States. Methods. We conducted a MEDLINE search for all English-language articles …

Objective: Pain, depression, and fatigue function as a symptom cluster and thus may share
common risk factors. Interpersonal relationships clearly influence health, suggesting that …

▪ Abstract Negative emotions can intensify a variety of health threats. We provide a broad
framework relating negative emotions to a range of diseases whose onset and course may …

BACKGROUND: With emphasis on dimensional aspects of psychopathology in
development of the upcoming DSM-V, we systematically review data on epidemiology …

Background Selected groups of patients with bipolar and unipolar disorder have an
increased mortality rate from suicide and natural causes of death. However, there has been …

ContextMajor depressive disorder (MDD) occurs in 15% to 23% of patients with acute
coronary syndromes and constitutes an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality …