Geriatric depression is a major public health problem and has an especially large effect on
health when comorbid with a chronic medical condition. Hypertension, coronary heart …

Epidemiological data are reviewed on the prevalence, course, socio-demographic
correlates, and societal costs of major depression throughout the world. Major depression is …

People with severe mental illness (SMI)–schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major
depressive disorder–appear at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but a comprehensive …

Background Several systematic reviews and meta-analyses demonstrated the association
between depression and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but the previous reviews …

The lifespan of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is shorter compared to the general
population. This excess mortality is mainly due to physical illness. We report prevalence …

Major depression is a commonly occurring, seriously impairing, and often recurrent mental
disorder. 1, 2 The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks major depressive disorder (MDD) …

BACKGROUND: Depression is associated with an increase in the likelihood of cardiac
events; however, studies investigating the relationship between depression and heart rate …

Physical disorders are, compared to the general population, more prevalent in people with
severe mental illness (SMI). Although this excess morbidity and mortality is largely due to …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death worldwide and
identification and therapeutic modulation of all its risk factors is necessary to ensure a lower …

People with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder,
have worse physical health and reduced life expectancy compared to the general …