Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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ISSN: 2155-9880
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Perspective - (2022)Volume 13, Issue 5
The number of deaths caused by chronic diseases has risen dramatically in recent years, with cardiovascular disease being one of the primary causes. Although cardiovascular diseases are more common in adults as they approach old age, the antecedents of this killer disease, including atherosclerosis, begin in childhood, highlighting the critical need for primary prevention initiatives to begin at a young age. As a result, there is a greater emphasis than ever before on preventing atherosclerosis by changing risk factors such as eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. People are becoming psychologically burdened as a result of modern living, resulting in ill health (physical as well as psychological) [1].
Researchers have discovered a connection between people's negative emotional experiences and the occurrence of heart ailments, particularly Cardio Vascular Disorders (CVD). Emotions play a critical role in a person's health and well-being, according to recent study in neuroscience, health psychology, and medicine. It is critical to evaluate the psychological elements of CVD as well as the physiological aspects of the condition for better management and maintenance of good health [2].
Several psychological stressors have been linked to the onset and progression of cardiovascular illnesses. Aside from that, CVD, such as a heart attack, can be alarming and upsetting, leading to psychological issues. Patients with CVD may be prescribed psychological therapy for anxiety, depression, stress, or risky behaviours, either on their own or as part of a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programme. Although psychological elements appear to be an outside influence in today's medical world, they have a significant impact on the severity of patients' symptoms, their level of disability, and their chances of life. As a result, there's been a lot of research into possible treatments for these psychological aspects in cardiac patients, in the hopes that successful mental health treatment will also have a positive influence on cardiovascular health. The study of the literature looked for studies that looked at the effectiveness of different psychological therapies in improving the prognosis of the CVD patients. Some meta-analyses found evidence for the notion that psychosocial therapies can alter psychosocial targets, whereas others found no support for this theory found that psychological intervention reduced cardiac-specific mortality when distress was reduced, but that studies in which distress was unaffected were equally ineffective in showing mortality and morbidity benefits [3].
Despite some equivocal findings about the effectiveness of psychological therapies on medical outcomes in heart disease, the evidence supports psychological interventions' usefulness in reducing stress and improving quality of life. The results revealed that psychological therapies could reduce cardiac mortality by reducing anxiety levels by a small to moderate amount. The goal of these interventions is not to replace medical care, but to supplement it in order to improve patients' quality of life and alleviate psychological distress, resulting in better clinical outcomes. Furthermore, exercising emotion regulation from a young age may protect people from developing atherosclerosis, which may slow the onset of CVD [4].
According to the cognitive perspective, ill-adapted behaviours are the product of illogical contemplations, faiths, and thoughts, which cognitive treatments aim to modify. Because cognitive treatments combine the views of behaviour provided out by cognitive psychology with the procedural approach of behaviourism, they are frequently referred to as cognitive behavioral methods. As the name implies, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is based on two theories: behavioural theory and cognitive theory [5].
It reflects a unique synthesis of Albert Ellis' and Aaron T. Beck's cognitive ideas and methodologies, as well as Skinner's and Pavlov's behaviour theory. CBT is a broad phrase that refers to a set of interventions based on the core premise that emotional problems are caused by cognitive variables, and that psychological management aims to change these factors through cognitive reconstruction and behavioural change (modification). The core premise of CBT is that there is a reciprocal relationship between clients' cognitive practices and associated emotional occurrences (physiological as well as behavioral). This type of treatment entails a patient-centered, energetic clinician who collaborates with clients to determine specific therapeutic goals. Sessions are held with the goal of reducing warning indicators and learning about disorder-specific cognitive and behavioral skills. The patient is assisted in becoming acquainted with prototypes of distorted thinking and maladapted actions in cognitive behaviour therapy. Following that, clients are assisted in weighing up and changing both their distorted thinking and maladapted behaviours through orderly debate and meticulously structured behavioural projects. Some components of treatment place a larger emphasis on behaviour, while others place a higher emphasis on cognition.
Citation: AlJaroudi WA (2022) Short Note on Psychological Interventions and Cardiovascular Disorders. J Clin Exp Cardiolog. 13:729
Received: 02-May-2022, Manuscript No. JCEC-22-17592; Editor assigned: 05-May-2022, Pre QC No. JCEC-22-17592(PQ); Reviewed: 23-May-2022, QC No. JCEC-22-17592; Revised: 30-May-2022, Manuscript No. JCEC-22-17592(R); Published: 06-Jun-2022 , DOI: 10.35248/2155-9880.22.13.729
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