Heart Disease and Depression Charleston SC - Mental Health Care | Hope Integrative Medicine
November 13, 2026 · 1:02
How heart disease and depression affect each other, how long-lasting stress can affect the heart, signs worth bringing up, and how Behavioral Health Integration brings mental health care into your primary care.
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Heart disease and depression: how your heart and mood are connected. Here are three things to know. Your heart and your mood affect each other. Depression, anxiety and PTSD can develop after a heart attack or other cardiac event. And research shows mental health is associated with risk factors for heart disease. Long-term depression, anxiety and stress can raise heart rate and blood pressure and reduce blood flow to the heart. They can also make it harder to stay active, avoid smoking and take medicines as prescribed. The CDC recommends building mental health screening and treatment into heart care. Depression and anxiety are treatable with talk therapy, medication or both. Behavioral Health Integration brings this care into your primary care, with a team member who tracks how you are doing. Read the full article at hopeintegrativemed.com. If you are struggling, call or text 988.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says pain, fear of death or disability, and money worries after a cardiac event can contribute to depression, anxiety and PTSD.
CDC says long-term depression, anxiety, stress and PTSD can raise heart rate and blood pressure, reduce blood flow to the heart and raise cortisol.
The National Institute of Mental Health notes that depression may raise the risk of other conditions, including heart disease.
