More Aggressive Treatment for Depression?

(1) noted that depressed patients in an intervention group who did not experience treatment response had a higher risk of late mortality (which was described as incidence of death >6 months following acute myocardial infarction) compared with patients who responded to treatment.

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Published in:The American journal of psychiatry 2009-07, Vol.166 (7), p.828-828
Main Author: NICHOLAS, JAMES R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antidepressive Agents - adverse effects
Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use
Depressive Disorder, Major - drug therapy
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Drug therapy
Humans
Mental depression
Mortality
Myocardial Infarction - mortality
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Prognosis
Time Factors
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Summary:(1) noted that depressed patients in an intervention group who did not experience treatment response had a higher risk of late mortality (which was described as incidence of death >6 months following acute myocardial infarction) compared with patients who responded to treatment.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09040520