BACKGROUND: Depression is related to increased morbidity and mortality in the general
population and among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The prevalence of major …

Psychiatric conditions, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, are
increasingly recognized as significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This …

Background: An increase in physical activity for secondary prevention of cardiovascular
disease and cardiac rehabilitation has multiple therapeutic benefits, including decreased …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validation of the 9‐item
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ‐9) for late‐life depression in Chinese primary care …

Objective Prognostic studies of mortality in patients with COPD have mostly focused on
physiologic variables, with little attention to depressive symptoms. This stands in sharp …

Background Depression is firmly established as an independent predictor of mortality and
cardiac morbidity in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, it has been …

Objective The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is widely used to screen for
anxiety and depression. A large literature is citable in support of its validity, but difficulties …

Objectives To investigate the proportion of original studies included in systematic reviews
and meta-analyses on the diagnostic accuracy of screening tools for depression that …

Myocardial infarction (MI) is a severe life event that is accompanied by an increased risk of
depression. Mounting evidence suggests that post-MI depression is associated with adverse …

Background Single-session hypnosis has never been evaluated as a premedication
technique in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aim of the …