What Can My Doctor Do?
Talk to your healthcare team if you are struggling and think you might need further help. They can help with finding the right treatment for your needs.
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Talk with your healthcare team to learn more about treatment options for emotional support. Understanding how you can combine your own efforts with medical care helps you make informed choices about next steps.
Talk with your healthcare team to learn more about treatment options for emotional support. Understanding how you can combine your own efforts with medical care helps you make informed choices about next steps.
If your depression or anxiety is severe, long lasting, or does not get better, you should seek help from a psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner. These professionals help people manage emotional problems. Your family doctor or your heart failure doctor or nurse can refer you to one of these specialists.
If your depression or anxiety is severe, long lasting, or does not get better, you should seek help from a psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nurse practitioner. These professionals help people manage emotional problems. Your family doctor or your heart failure doctor or nurse can refer you to one of these specialists.
Medicines can also be used to treat depression and anxiety. If you have moderate to severe depression or anxiety that is long lasting and interferes with daily life, medication may be appropriate. Ask your doctor or nurse about treatment options, especially if your depression or anxiety persists.
Medicines can also be used to treat depression and anxiety. If you have moderate to severe depression or anxiety that is long lasting and interferes with daily life, medication may be appropriate. Ask your doctor or nurse about treatment options, especially if your depression or anxiety persists.