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Mental Health and Heart Disease Link: Mental illness (such as depression, anxiety, PTSD etc.) is often considered isolated. But a new report of Times of India states that such mental conditions can directly affect your heart. This information is truly shocking. The study has revealed that if someone has problems like depression, anxiety, psychosis or bipolar disorder, then the risk of dying of heart disease in that person increases from 50% to 100%.
If you understand in easy language, when someone remains in stress, depression or anxiety for a long time, the stress response system of the body becomes more active. This increases the level of stress hormone. Continuous high cortisol increases blood pressure, heart rate increases and blood sugar level is disturbed. All these things gradually put a burden on the heart.
How much danger on the heart is due to mental illness?
The foundation of this report is on a scientific study, which has been published by the University of Emori in Lancet Regional Health-Europe. In this, the shocking reality of mental illnesses and heart disease (CVD) has come to light. For example-
- Mezer Depression – Risk by 72%
- PTSD (Post-Tomatic Stress Disorder)-57%
- Bipolar disorder – 61%
- Panic Disorder – 50%
- Phobic Angzati- 70%
- Schizophrenia – up to 100%
How to increase heart disease
No, people who already have heart diseases (risk of death) increase from 60% to 170%. This happens because mental conditions like depression or anxiety imbalance in your body, Autonomic Nervous System (Ans) and HPA (Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Edrenal) Axis, which has negative effects on blood pressure, inflammation, heart rate and metabolism.
Heart disease affects the brain
Mental symptoms like depression also emerge when many people have heart disease. Some reports say that more than 40% of people who already have heart problems, mental health problems are also common. Therefore, experts say that the mind and heart should not be seen separately. Treatment and care of both together is necessary.
Integration of physical and mental health
Mental illness (eg depression, anxiety) increases the risk of heart disease by 50 to 100%. If someone already has heart disease, the possibility of death can increase from 60 to 170%. Until the treatment of heart and brain will not be done simultaneously, health will not be good.