This is a population based study from the US of Medicare patients. A total of 13 712 propensity score–matched pairs (adjusted to 162 covariates) were included, for an overall sample of 27 424 adults. During the median follow-up of 180 days, discontinuation vs continuation of antipsychotic medications (APM) was associated with significantly lower risks of rehospitalization, inpatient…
A study from the Royal Brompton in 2002. [1] The authors retrospectively examined a cohort of 396 consecutive adult patients with a dilated cardiomyopathy. In all, 83 patients (21%) were clinically depressed, the majority of which (60%) were taking antidepressant therapy. After a follow-up period of 48 months, 83 (21%) patients died, 15 (4%) underwent…
This is an American study analysing admissions data of 160,169 patients admitted between 2009 and 2011 with a diagnosis of HF, AMI, or pneumonia. [1] Approximately 18% of all individuals with hospitalizations for HF, AMI, and pneumonia were readmitted within 30 days. The rate of readmission was 5% greater for individuals with psychiatric comorbidity compared…
