Depression After A Heart Attack Is Common Among Women
A study by the University of Alberta and McGill University found that 14.3 percent of women had worsening depression one year after their initial myocardial infarctions. Eleven percent of men studied had a similar experience.
Well if this isn’t a no brainer, huh? It is a huge deal. Your heart, the muscle that is responsible for oxygenated your tissue, has failed you and you are scared to death that it might happen again. I think that I would be very saddened and scared as well. You know what, I always talk with my patients about their emotional well being and feelings before discharge.
Now granted, it is still fresh and there has not been a heck of a lot of time to process the info and feel the effect that it will have on them, but I always give resource numbers as well as names of therapists in the area so when they are ready to talk, they have somewhere to go.
Mental health is just as important as your physical self! You have to take care of both parts in order to lead a healthy life.
“The findings are of concern because depression impedes recovery and ultimately, the quality of life in patients following a heart event,”
If you are feeling saddened or know someone that is depressed after an MI, reach out and ask if they want to talk. There is nothing weak, or crazy about depression, especially after a life changing event such as this. Do you agree? Do you think you would be affected this way if you were to have had a heart attack? Or has this happened to you? What helped you through? Let me know and we can share the info. It is important to know that others out there are feeling the same as you!
via Science Daily
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