Anxiety

Evidence published in Journal of Addiction Medicine showed that combined use of opioid and cannabis was linked to greater symptoms of anxiety, depression and substance use problems compared with opioid use alone in adults with chronic pain.

Telehealth interventions delivered online, over the phone and with and without clinician interaction improved outcomes in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain in addition to depression and/or anxiety, according to study results recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Genetic counseling has been shown to play an important role in improving outcomes in patients who inherited CVD in a study previously presented at a conference held by the National Society of Genetic Counselors. Cardiology Today spoke with Brittney Murray, MS, CGC, genetic counselor in the arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy program at Johns Hopkins Hospital, about the study she and her colleagues conducted and how genetic counseling can be beneficial in this patient population.

Among adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease, mental illness is a significantly more prevalent comorbidity in those who experienced at least two cardiac procedures during a 3-year period or had greater lesion complexity than in others.

Lower cardiorespiratory fitness levels were linked to a higher risk for depression and anxiety disorders, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Journal of Affective Disorders.

Adults with cerebral palsy, particularly those with neurodevelopmental disorders, have increased risk for mental health disorders compared with adults without cerebral palsy, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Anxiety disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum period were more prevalent than previously believed, with about 1 in 5 women meeting diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder, according to results from a multivariate Bayesian meta-analysis.

Pulmonary rehabilitation significantly improves symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with COPD, according to a study.