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La relazione tra stress psicologico e malattia cardiaca è stata ampiamente documentata. C’è una sempre maggiore evidenza che lo stress incide praticamente su quasi tutti gli stadi del processo patologico — genesi, avanzamento e ristabilimento. Inoltre, i pazienti cardiopatici presentano spesso un considerevole disagio emozionale, in termini di rabbia, ansia, paura e depressione. Per queste ragioni, in anni recenti, la comunità medica ha sempre più riconosciuto il bisogno di interventi efficaci per la riduzione dello stress in modo da migliorare la salute emotiva e la riabilitazione fisiologica nei pazienti con cardiopatia e per facilitare la prevenzione della malattia in soggetti a rischio.
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Compare, A., Molinari, E., Mccraty, R., Tomasino, D. (2007). Interventi psicologici per la gestione dello stress. In: Mente e cuore. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0524-2_19
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