| Symptoms and signs of heart diseases: | | | | Depression and anxiety also chronically elevate levels |
| Chest pains or breathlessness are the early signs of | | | | of stress hormones and thereby diverting the body |
| heart diseases when the person feels tightness, | | | | metabolism meant for tissue construction needed to |
| burning pain, heaviness and pressure behind the | | | | repair the heart diseases. Heart is one of the most |
| breastbone. Mental health disorders can be treated | | | | important organs of our body. Only the health |
| under the supervision of skilled professionals like any | | | | professionals can evaluate the heart diseases after |
| other diseases depending totally upon the | | | | conducting intensive tests. |
| circumstances and symptoms exhibited by the person. | | | | Strategies for promoting a healthy heart: The diagnosis |
| Mental health disorders are very closely associated | | | | of heart disease in relation to other mental health |
| with coronary heart diseases. When the blood supply | | | | disorders are the wakeup call alerting you to view |
| is cut off, the unfortunate result is the heart attack. | | | | your own habits that might be harmful or worsen the |
| Heart disease facts: | | | | disease. |
| Heart disease is related to two conditions, which are | | | | Mechanisms that link heart diseases to mental health |
| myocardial infarction (heart attack) and angina pectoris. | | | | disorders: |
| Mental health disorders and heart diseases are two | | | | Psychosocial factors like stress, depression, anxiety, |
| major causes for disability in a person. Exercise is the | | | | and other mental health disorders are the stronger risk |
| best potential way to improve mental health and they | | | | factors associated with heart diseases when |
| can slow down the risks of heart disease is. | | | | compared with other health defects. Smoking and |
| It can cause adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the | | | | drinking which are normally taken to combat stress |
| patients with the history heart disease. The symptoms | | | | should be avoided since they lead to increase in heart |
| of depression like fatigue, loss of interest in work and | | | | rate and blood pressure. |
| activities, loss of appetite, weight loss, and restlessness | | | | Mental health disorders lead to physiologic changes |
| interfere with the normal functioning of the heart thus | | | | such as cardiac rhythm disturbances, hyper-cogulability |
| leading to heart disease. | | | | and inflammation. These signs usually call for |
| Treatment: | | | | immediate medical intervention. If the oxygen rich blood |
| Mental health disorder and heart disease can lead to | | | | does not reach the heart the person develops a pain |
| extreme sickness and death. It has been established | | | | called angina. |
| that risks of heart diseases is 2-6 times more | | | | When the arteries carrying nutrients and oxygen to the |
| common in patients having mental health disorders. | | | | heart become narrow and clogged, it results in |
| Heart disease or cardiac disease is a general term | | | | coronary heart disease. Small portions of meal with |
| used to cover all the malfunctions of the heart. | | | | low fat diets and protein rich should be taken. |
| They are more likely to resort to smoking and drinking | | | | One of the possible mechanisms is that patients with |
| and thus leading to hypertension. Exercise relieves | | | | depression and stress are less likely to comply with |
| stress, strengthens muscles, gives confidence, and | | | | medical advice. Prescribed medication under proper |
| strengthens the cardiovascular system. However, | | | | supervision, cognitive behavioral therapy which |
| symptoms of depression should not be confused with | | | | promotes adherence and behavior change, can |
| symptoms of cardiac failure or heart attack. There are | | | | increase the impact of pharmacological and behavioral |
| several mechanisms which link stress and depression | | | | approach to both the diseases. |
| with cardiovascular diseases. | | | | It acts as a pump, which supplies oxygen rich blood to |
| The pain is usually in the chest or left arm. High levels | | | | different parts of the body in order to maintain a |
| of insulin and cholesterol also increases the risks of | | | | healthy body. The support of your family and friends |
| heart diseases like heart attacks and cardiac failure. A | | | | helps you in the transition to a healthy lifestyle. Hence, |
| healthy nutritional diet with regular fluid intake, fruits and | | | | preventing mental and heart diseases plays a vital role |
| vegetables, limiting sodium, avoiding foods with high | | | | in improving the chances of survival. Several measures |
| saturated and trans fats like red meat, whole milk | | | | can be adopted to reduce the symptoms of heart |
| should be avoided. | | | | diseases. |