Does Antidepressant help reducing depressive symptoms in patients with ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome)?
Nah-Mee Shin, Predoctoral Student1, Bonnie Hagerty, PhD, CNS, RN, Associate Professor2, and Reg Williams, FAAN, PhD, CS, Professor2. (1) Nursing Department, University of Michigan, 2230 Cram Place # 7, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, (2) School of Nursing, University of Michigan, 400 N. INgalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 The evidence that depression affects the quality of recovery and prognosis of coronary events is growing and depression is a powerful independent predictor of mortality and morbidity. Therefore, decreasing the risk for depression should be addressed as a key issue for the survivors of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Information that contributes to an understanding of why some survivors seem to have more depressive symptoms than others and the kind of intervention that might be effective for post coronary depression is especially crucial for health care providers. Prescribing antidepressants appears to be the most frequent intervention for coronary patients who suffer from depression. Ho
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