Higher comorbidity of depression and cardiovascular disease in women: A biopsychosocial perspective

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 922-933

  Möller Leimkühler, Anne Maria ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; Depression; gender; risk factors; stress response

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALLOSTASIS; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78549272368     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2010.523481     Document Type: Review

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