Conference paper

THE COMORBIDITY OF BIPOLAR DISORDER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES FROM PHARMACOTHERAPY PERSPECTIVE

Bjanka Vuksan–Ćusa ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rebro, Clinical Hospital Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Darko Marčinko ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rebro, Clinical Hospital Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Marina Šagud ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rebro, Clinical Hospital Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Miro Jakovljević ; University Psychiatric Clinic Rebro, Clinical Hospital Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The heart and mind are intimately linked. Patients with severe mental disorders have increased mortality rates compared with the general population and the leading cause of premature death is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite their high prevalence and substantial medical impact, comorbidity between cardiac conditions and psychiatric illnesses frequently go undiagnosed and untreated. It is very interesting to investigate the impact of mental health on cardiac disease and
what is the complex underlying mechanism that links theese two conditions.

Keywords

bipolar disorder; cardiovascular disease; commorbidity; effective treatment

Hrčak ID:

49295

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/49295

Publication date:

25.6.2009.

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