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Scott Stock Gissendanner
Department of Social Science, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
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Perioperative Mental Health Support for Heart Surgery Patients
Author(s): Katharina Tigges-Limmer*, Scott Stock Gissendanner, Yvonne Brocks and Jan Gummert
This commentary discusses research and consensus guidelines regarding the prevalence of mental health problems among heart surgery patients and the provision of mental health care before, during and after surgery. Comorbid mental illnesses-including especially depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder-are present in this patient group and associated with higher mortality risk. Consensus guidelines recommend screening, assessment and intervention for affected patients. .. View more»