Biopsychosocial Holistic Model

Depression is a common mental disease that plagues the general public, however, depression is also a common side effect of heart failure. Depending on what definition of depression is used, 23% to 67% of inpatients and 16.7% to 70% of outpatients reported having depression. These figures become alarming when 7 out of 9 studies show that depression increases mortality by a significant amount. The need for intervention is clear. When thinking of cardiac health, the Biopsychosocial Holistic Model is often referenced. This model incorporates how all factors of the body, mind, and social life work together to influence a person’s overall wellbeing. Depression is a disease of the mind and that can have major effects on the other aspects of life such as being too tired to attend work/school, feeling sad or hopeless, and having thoughts questioning one’s self-worth. According to research, depressive thoughts, actions, and behaviors all increase when combined with heart failure and this leads to a negative outcome. Heart failure, which effects the biological aspect of the triad, can have serious consequences on the physiological and social areas of life. Being stressed about having heart failure can cause relationship issues or prevent one from living their life to its full extent. Neurohormones such as norepinephrine, cortisol, and aldosterone are …show more content…
Heart rate variability is the balance between the increase of the sympathetic nervous system and a decrease in the parasympathetic nervous system. “Decrease heart rate variability is associated with increase heart failure and increase dysrhythmia in patients with depression”. Patients with heart failure aren’t able to efficiently balance the nervous systems which leads to cardiac issues. Patients with depression have a similar issue and bounce between the two nervous systems in a dangerous manner which also leads to cardiac