Depression and coronary heart disease: A review of the epidemiological evidence, explanatory mechanisms and management approaches

There is compelling evidence that depression is an independent risk factor for both the development of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and for worsening prognosis once CHD is established. Given the increasing awareness of the high prevalence of co-morbid depression in individuals with CHD, clinical psy...

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Published in:	Clinical psychology review Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 288 - 306
Main Authors:	Goldston, Kerrie, Baillie, Andrew J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2008
Subjects:	Antidepressant drugs Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use Causality Cognitive behavior therapy Cognitive Therapy Coronary Disease - epidemiology Coronary Disease - psychology Coronary Disease - therapy Coronary heart disease Depression Depressive Disorder - epidemiology Depressive Disorder - psychology Depressive Disorder - therapy Epidemiology Evidence-Based Medicine Evidence-based psychology Humans Practice Guidelines as Topic Prognosis Risk Factors Treatment Outcome Depression Evidence-based psychology Coronary heart disease Epidemiology Cognitive behavior therapy Antidepressant drugs
ISSN:	0272-7358, 1873-7811
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