Ethnic differences in the treatment of depression in patients with ischemic heart disease

• Published in: The American heart journal Vol. 157; no. 1; pp. 77 - 83
• Main Authors: Waldman, Silvina V., MD, Blumenthal, James A., PhD, Babyak, Michael A., PhD, Sherwood, Andrew, PhD, Sketch, Michael, MD, Davidson, Jonathan, MD, Watkins, Lana L., PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.01.2009; Mosby; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult and adolescent clinical studies; African Americans; Aged; Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Colleges & universities; Coronary Disease - complications; Coronary heart disease; Depression; Depression - drug therapy; Depression - etiology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Heart; Heart attacks; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Mood disorders; Mortality; Myocardial Ischemia - complications; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Mood disorder; Human; Depression; Myocardial ischemia; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Myocardial disease; Ethnic group; Vascular disease; Treatment; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Comparative study

Objective The aim of this study is to examine ethnic differences in depressive symptoms and antidepressant treatment in a cohort of patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography. Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality in the United States, with an excess of m...