Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease

There is ample evidence of a reciprocal liaison between heart and mind. Several CV risk factors are strongly affected by diseases of the mind, and the clinical course of various CVDs is influenced by affective or other psychiatric disorders. CBT and relevant mindfulness-based interventions have a significant supportive role in patients with various CVDs by targeting CV risk factor(s) or the underlying specific CVD and by identifying and addressing psychosocial issues. In this direction, various CBT interventions can provide the means to favorably influence both CV risk factors and CVDs.