Neuropsychocardiology – Evolution and advancement of the heart-mind field
While humans have known that the health of their heart is linked to the health of their mind since ancient times, scientifically evaluating the relationship of the heart and mind has only emerged within the last century. A relevantly new field has developed over the past several decades with names s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Heart and Mind |
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| Online Access: | http://www.heartmindjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6476;year=2017;volume=1;issue=2;spage=59;epage=64;aulast=Jiang |
| Summary: | While humans have known that the health of their heart is linked to the health of their mind since ancient times, scientifically evaluating the relationship of the heart and mind has only emerged within the last century. A relevantly new field has developed over the past several decades with names such as “Psychocardiology,”[1] “Behavioral Cardiology,”[2] and/or “Neuropsychocardiology”[3] that designate effort to systematically investigating the interactions of the heart and mind to identify clinical impacts, the underlying mechanisms, and interventions alleviating the adverse interaction of heart and mind. Over a relatively very short period, these investigations have contributed positively to the medical literature elucidating the significant role of mind in cardiovascular health overall, and specifically in several particular clinical entities. The author of this article aims at briefly summarize what has been achieved and shares opinions regarding future directions in this field. |
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| ISSN: | 2468-6476 2468-6484 |