Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms among Ischaemic Heart Disease Patients in a Malaysian Tertiary University Hospital

• Main Authors: Suzaily Wahab, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Soo, Tze Hui, Siti Juliana Hussin, Mohd Fekri Ahmat Nazri, Izzatul Izzanis Abd Hamid, Rosdinom Razali, Tuti Iryani Daud, Syahnaz Mohd Hashim, Umi Kalthum, Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8827/1/vol_5_no_1_2015_68_%281%29.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8827/
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Introduction: Anxiety and depression were known to bring detrimental outcome in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Notwithstanding their high prevalence and catastrophic impact, anxiety and depression were unrecognized and untreated. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of...