: She examines how dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs (like catastrophic worry or the perceived need to control thoughts) perpetuate anxiety and depression in cardiac patients.
: Distress significantly impairs a patient's ability to maintain employment, engage in social interactions, and resume regular physical or sexual activity following an acute cardiac episode. clarissa biondi
: In one study involving an Italian cohort, psychological distress accounted for up to 37% of the variance in a patient's quality of life, even after adjusting for clinical factors like BMI. : She examines how dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs (like
For further reading on her specific scientific contributions, you can explore the National Institutes of Health (NIH) database for recent publications. engage in social interactions
Biondi’s research emphasizes the significant role that psychological factors—particularly —play in the onset and progression of cardiovascular disease.
A significant portion of Biondi's work focuses on —the way individuals think about their own thoughts.