Depression and anxiety in adolescents with congenital heart disease

Conclusion: Adolescents with CHD are at an increased risk of having depression and anxiety, especially those with a low level of education, severe cardiac illness, and multiple cardiac catheterizations. Appropriate psychiatric assessment and early intervention can improve the quality of life of adolescents with CHD.
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research