Post-myocardial infarction depression / prepared by the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center ; investigators, David E. Bush [and others].
Imprint
[Rockville, Md.] : [Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality], [2005]
Mode of access: Internet from the AHRQ web site. Address as of 6/20/05: http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/postmidep/midep.pdf; current access available via PURL.
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Title from title screen (viewed on June 20, 2005).
"May 2005."
Summary
Major depression and clinically significant drepressive symptoms are common among patients recovering from a myocardial infarction. Increasing evidence suggests that, in addition to its effect on quality of life, post-MI depression also deserves attention because of a reported relation to increased morbidity and mortality. This report reviews the studies that have examined depression or depressive symptoms in patients after an MI and focuses on the prevalence, clinical significance, treatment, and methods of evaluating this condition.
