ReviewPsychosomatics
Non-cardiac Chest Pain: A Review for the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Grief-Related Chest Pain: A Review, Conceptual Analysis, and Integrative Model.Psychophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- Long-term effects and predictors of change of internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy on cardiac anxiety in patients with non-cardiac chest pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- A Care Management Intervention for Noncardiac Chest Pain: Treatment Development and Feasibility Assessment.The primary care companion for CNS disorders · 2022Trial
- The Effect of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Psychoeducation Only on Psychological Distress in Patients With Noncardiac Chest Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Type A and Type D Personality in Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Determinants of severity of pain in non-cardiac chest pain patients: A cross sectional study.ARYA atherosclerosis · 2025Article
- Biobehavioral approach to distinguishing panic symptoms from medical illness.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of a training program for a patient with non-cardiac chest pain that combines intervention to improve quality of life, psychological state, and functional capacity: a case report.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2023Article
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- Taking Heart: Cardiac Symptoms and Nightmares Differentiate Nightmare Proneness and Psychological Distress among Young Adults.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Non-Cardiac Chest Pain as a Persistent Physical Symptom: Psychological Distress and Workability.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Psychiatry Meets Cardiology: A Case Report on the Need for Mental Health Assessment in the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Symptoms.Case reports in psychiatry · 2022Article
- A broader perspective: Functional symptoms beyond Neurology.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2022Review
- Non-specific pain and 30-day readmission in acute coronary syndromes: findings from the TRACE-CORE prospective cohort.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
- Neurological Causes of Chest Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2021Review
- Identifying and managing functional cardiac symptoms.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2021Article
- Ogilvie's Syndrome Presented as Angina: A Case Report.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2020Article
- Is Noncardiac Chest Pain Truly Noncardiac?Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology · 2020Review
- Chest pain without a clue-ultrasound to rescue occult multiple myeloma: A case report.World journal of radiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients presenting with chest pain to general practice or emergency providers represent a unique challenge, as the differential is broad and varies widely in acuity. Importantly, most cases of chest pain in both acute and general practice settings are ultimately found to be non-cardiac in origin, and a substantial proportion of patients experiencing non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) suffer significant disability. In light of emerging evidence that mental health providers can serve a key role in the care of patients with NCCP, knowledge of the differential diagnosis, psychiatric co-morbidities, and therapeutic techniques for NCCP would be of great use to both consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatrists and other mental health providers.
methodsWe reviewed prior published work on (1) the appropriate medical workup of the acute presentation of chest pain, (2) the relevant medical and psychiatric differential diagnosis for chest pain determined to be non-cardiac in origin, (3) the management of related conditions in psychosomatic medicine, and (4) management strategies for patients with NCCP.
resultsWe identified key differential diagnostic and therapeutic considerations for psychosomatic medicine providers in 3 different clinical contexts: acute care in the emergency department, inpatient C-L psychiatry, and outpatient C-L psychiatry. We also identified several gaps in the literature surrounding the short-term and long-term management of NCCP in patients with psychiatric etiologies or co-morbid psychiatric conditions.
conclusionsThough some approaches to the care of patients with NCCP have been developed, more work is needed to determine the most effective management techniques for this unique and high-morbidity population.
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