Modern medicine is increasingly moving away from an approach focused solely on individual conditions, and is instead looking at the patient as a whole. There is growing evidence pointing to close interrelationships between physical health and mental health. This is of particular significance in the case of cardiovascular diseases and psychiatric disorders, which are among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality. The bidirectional relationship between the cardiovascular system and the central nervous system has contributed to the development of the interdisciplinary field of cardiopsychiatry.