Inadequate treatment of depression after myocardial infarction.
Acta Psychiatr Scand
; 106(6): 434-9, 2002 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12392486
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and the self-reported psychiatric treatment after myocardial infarction.METHOD:
Depressive symptoms and medication were studied in 85 consecutive acute myocardial infarction patients during 18 months follow-up. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).RESULTS:
The proportion of patients with depressive symptoms (BDI >/= 10) was 21.2% while in hospital, 30.0% at 6 months and 33.9% at 18 months. At 18 months, none of the patients were receiving adequate antidepressive medication. There were eight patients with BDI scores corresponding to moderate/severe depression (BDI >/= 19). Six of these patients were receiving benzodiazepine medication and two of them had been treated in the mental health care system after the myocardial infarction.CONCLUSION:
There seems to be considerable problems in the diagnosis and/or treatment of depression after myocardial infarction.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtorno Depressivo
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Infarto do Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article