The prognostic impact and optimal timing of the Patient Health Questionnaire depression screen on 4-year mortality among hospitalized patients with systolic heart failure

An American Heart Association (AHA) Science Advisory recommends patients with coronary heart disease undergo routine screening for depressive symptoms with the two-stage Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ). However, little is known on the prognostic impact of a positive PHQ screen on heart failure (HF) mortality.

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - June 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tatiana K. Deveney, Bea Herbeck Belnap, Sati Mazumdar, Bruce L. Rollman Source Type: research