A study of psychiatric disorders in a sample of patients with coronary heart disease

Abstract

: The focus here is on evaluating individuals with coronary heart disease from a psychological perspective. Outpatient clinics at Shebin Elkom teaching hospital and Benha University Hospital provided the sample of 400 participants; 200 patients with CHD and 200 healthy control volunteers were evaluated using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID1) and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (SCID11), respectively. Patients with coronary heart disease had a mean age of (57.159.50) years; 80% were males and 20% were females; healthy volunteers had a mean age of (43.5610.52) years; 63% were females and 37% were males. Statistically, the cases group of CHD had a significantly higher rate of depressive disorder (50% vs. 0%) and a significantly higher rate of generalized anxiety disorder (37% vs. 0%) than the control healthy group. Manic episodes, hypomanic episodes, psychotic disorders, delusional disorders, panic disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder were not significantly different between the CHD patients and control groups. Depressive Personality Disorder was also significantly less common in CHD patients than in the control group (P=0.026). Other personality abnormalities were not significantly different between the CHD sufferers and the healthy controls. The correlation between coronary heart disease and socioeconomic status and mental illness was examined in this research. CHD, PTSD, and other mental illnesses are discussed, along with their links to heart disease (PTSD