A Prospective Examination of Antidepressant Use and Its Correlates in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Authors assess the frequency and type of antidepressant use and its correlates 18 months after patients' hospital discharge after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) episodes, evaluating 661 patients at three sites, with data from the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, demographic information, and clinical charts. Antidepressant users showed more anxiety and other comorbid symptoms, and were less likely to be employed full-time. READ MORE
Cardiovascular Symptoms in Coronary-Artery Disease Patients Are Strongly Correlated With Emotional Distress Many cardiovascular symptoms are known to be influenced by emotional distress. The authors examined the relative strength of association of multiple measures of emotional distress and accepted cardiac risk factors with five common cardiac symptoms: chest pain, fatigue, palpitations, presyncope, and dyspnea. Measures of emotional distress were stronger correlates of symptom-related distress than were traditional cardiac risk factors. READ MORE
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May 2008
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A Prospective Examination of Antidepressant Use and Its Correlates in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
