A paper from Montreal, Canada that was published in 2000. [1] The study looked at 848 1-year survivors of an acute MI who had completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in hospital. 266 patients had BDI scores of >/=10 (30.7%), indicative of mild to moderate symptoms of depression. Total costs (out-patient physician charges plus physician…
This is a systemic review and consensus statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) that was published in 2014. [1] A total of 53 studies and 4 meta-analyses were included in the review. Approximately 20% of patients admitted with an acute coronary syndrome fulfil diagnostic criteria of major depression, even more will have depressive symptoms.…
This is a Cochrane review of thirty-five studies with 10,703 participants (median follow-up was 12 months). [1] Psychological interventions led to a reduction in cardiovascular mortality (relative risk 0.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.63 to 0.98) and improved depressive symptoms (standardised mean difference [SMD] –0.27, 95% CI –0.39 to –0.15), anxiety (SMD –0.24, 95% CI…
