Depression, Drugs and Somatic Diseases - Related Resources

Cochrane reviews

Psychological interventions and pharmacological interventions with SSRIs in depressive coronary artery disease (CAD) patients may have small positive effects on depression outcomes, but not on CAD events or mortality Psychological and Pharmacological Interventions for Depression in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.
Antidepressants appear to be efficacious for depression in physical illness Antidepressants for Depression in Physical Illness.
There might possibly be effective therapies for the treatment of depression in cancer patients, but the evidence is insufficient Treatment of Depression in Cancer Patients.

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Thombs BD, de Jonge P, Coyne JC, Whooley MA, Frasure-Smith N, Mitchell AJ, Zuidersma M, Eze-Nliam C, Lima BB, Smith CG, Soderlund K, Ziegelstein RC. Depression screening and patient outcomes in cardiovascular care: a systematic review. JAMA 2008 Nov 12;300(18):2161-71. [PubMed]

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