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Article: Depression tied to poor adherence to cardiac Rx: results of two studies show that use of aspirin and [beta]-blockers was lower in depressed patients.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
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- Clinical Psychiatry News
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- August 1, 2005
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VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Depressed patients with coronary artery disease are less likely to take prescribed medications than are those who are not depressed, Karina W. Davidson, Ph.D., and Mary Whooley, M.D., reported in separate presentations at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society.
The findings from two large trials both suggest that medication nonadherence is one possible mechanism by which depression adversely impacts cardiovascular disease outcome, the investigators said.
Dr. Davidson, of Columbia University, New York, reported her findings from the Coronary Psychosocial Evaluation Study, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood ...