Evidence-Based Question Paper: Are patients who suffer from depression at increased risk for heart disease later in their adulthood compared to non-depressed patients?

Abstract

Research shows that depression in the early stages of life result in increasing rate of heart problems in adulthood. Findings provide evidence for the fact those teenagers who start smoking as a result of depression in the early stages of their adulthood and are forced to lead a sedentary lifestyle, become obese and a victim of heart diseases in the future. Depression results in risky health and heart problems and there is a sharp inclination towards the problem, something needs to be done here. A lot of research has been carried out about the concern and various articles have been published giving a sharper focus over the issue. According to Robert Carney who is a Professor at the Washington University suggests, “Finding this link between childhood depression and these risk factors suggests that we need to very closely monitor young people who have been depressed.” Depression results in large effect on cardiovascular health problem. Therefore, the problem suggests that parents must be provided with guidance and help so that they are able to make their children independent and trustworthy. By helping the children confide in their parents when they need help, can help in the prevention of depression during their childhood, and this result in low chance of opting for smoking and preventing heart diseases later in adulthood. Parents need to develop a level of confidence and love with their children, so that children look for help from their parents, rather than identifying any other means of relaxation to safe their children from any kind of diseases in later life. The following paper discusses the phenomenon that heart diseases in adulthood are more likely a result of depression during their childhood.

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Depression and Coronary Heart Diseases2

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Treatment of Depression5

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Evidence-Based Question Paper: Are patients who suffer from depression at increased risk for heart disease later in their adulthood compared to non-depressed patients?

Introduction

Children who have experienced an abusive life, adversities, low confinement and love from their parents or bullying at school are likely to develop various and severe health and mental disorders. These problems are at a higher risk of becoming chronic issues when the child grows into an adult and this has been proven through researches and studies. A recent survey indicates in which people were used as a sample from 10 countries listed on the World Health Organization, the team observed anxiety issues and depression in young children who had been neglected, had suffered a loss of a loved one, divorce, parental abuse, criminal behavior, family violence or poverty. The research concluded that anxiety and depression are typically associated with chronic health diseases such has high blood pressure or heart attacks. Other than that, physical abuse that the children received was likely to develop into asthma, diabetes, spinal pain or headaches. Investigation found that the greater is the number of adversities the child faces, the higher is ...