Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	116288
Country	China

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Redefining psychocardiology: Integrating depression management into heart failure care for enhanced long-term recovery and prognosis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kai-Yuan Cen, Xiang-Long Liang and Ming-Liang Zhang
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Ming-Liang Zhang, MD, Department of Cardiovascular, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, No. 82 Zhongshan Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150036, Heilongjiang Province, China. czhiming202211@163.com
Key Words	Heart failure; Depression; Psychocardiology; Integrated care; Collaborative care; Digital health; Psychosocial interventions
Core Tip	Depression is common in heart failure (HF) and reliably identifies patients at higher risk of poor self-care, rehospitalization, and death, yet treating depression has not consistently improved hard HF outcomes. Using new data from a retrospective cohort study, this editorial calls for a pragmatic form of “psychocardiology”: Routinely screening for depression, embedding simple collaborative-care models into HF services, and using digital tools cautiously as supports rather than standalone solutions. The goal is not to promise fewer HF events, but to reduce the avoidable suffering associated with living with both HF and depression.
Citation	Cen KY, Liang XL, Zhang ML. Redefining psychocardiology: Integrating depression management into heart failure care for enhanced long-term recovery and prognosis. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press

Received	2025-11-10 05:02
Peer-Review Started	2025-11-10 05:02
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-11-18 01:54
Return for Revision	2025-11-18 01:54
Revised	2025-11-26 12:38
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-01-04 02:47
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-04 10:39
Articles in Press	2026-01-04 10:39
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