Depression and the effects

Annotated Bibliography

Alexander (1998 . Depression and the Course of Coronary Artery Disease Am J Psychiatry , 155 , 4-11

This articles reviews the literature which exists on depression and coronary artery disease . This article highlights how a relationship between depression and cardiac mortality has been strengthened over time with the support of different studies . In the literature review , it was found that community surveys showed an increased cardiac mortality rate associated with depression . In five out of six studies , men with depression were found to have higher risk of myocardial infarction . This

study highlights that an association exists between depression and cardiac mortality but a causal relationship has not been found between the two . The study also points out that it is important to find out wheter treatment of depression reduces cardiac mortality or not . This study concludes that depression can have serious effects on a person 's physical health and can act asa social and financial burden on the pateint as well as the family . Thus , it is important to treat depression in to overcome comorbid conditions and social problems associated with it

Brenda (2001 . Depression and Cardiac Mortality . Arch Gen Psychiatry 58 , 221-227

This study aimed to study the effects of depression on cardiac events and mortality associated with it . This prospective study was conducted on 2847 participants and the The diagnosis of major and minor depression was made using DSM III criteria and Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale respectively and...