Symptom Dimensions of Depression Following Myocardial Infarction and Their Relationship With Somatic Health Status and Cardiovascular Prognosis

de Jonge, Peter; Ormel, Johan; H. S. van den Brink, Rob; P. van Melle, Joost; A. Spijkerman, Titia; Kuijper, Astrid; J. van Veldhuisen, Dirk; P. van den Berg, Maarten; Honig, Adriaan; J.G.M. Crijns, Harry; H. Schene, Aart

doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.163.1.138

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Symptom Dimensions of Depression Following Myocardial Infarction and Their Relationship With Somatic Health Status and Cardiovascular Prognosis

Published in American Journal of Psychiatry • Jan 1, 2006

Authors:

Peter de Jonge

Johan Ormel

Rob H. S. van den Brink

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The reporting of depressive symptoms following myocardial infarction may be confounded by complaints originating from the myocardial infarction. Therefore, it is difficult to estimate the effects of post-myocardial infarction depression and its treatment on cardiovascular prognosis. The a...

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Myocardial infarction

Medicine

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