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The Use of Complementary Alternative and Integrative Medicine (CAIM) for Treatment and Prevention of Late-Life Depression and Cardiovascular Disease

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This chapter discusses cardiovascular disease in older adults including hypertension, congestive heart failure, and myocardial infarctions and diverse preventive and treatment options including nutrition, exercise, and mind-body approaches as well as natural product. We discuss integrative approaches to treatment and prevention of depression and cardiovascular disease. The discussion is based on the analysis of the more rigorously examined approaches for both depression and cardiovascular disease.

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  1. Psychiatrist LA County Department of Mental Health, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

    Taya Varteresian DO, MS

  2. Late-Life Mood, Stress, and Wellness Research Program, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Helen Lavretsky MD, MS

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Varteresian, T., Lavretsky, H. (2016). The Use of Complementary Alternative and Integrative Medicine (CAIM) for Treatment and Prevention of Late-Life Depression and Cardiovascular Disease. In: Baune, B., Tully, P. (eds) Cardiovascular Diseases and Depression. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32480-7_25

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