Depression and anxiety symptom trajectories in coronary heart disease: Associations with measures of disability and impact on 3-year health care costs

As mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) falls, years lived with disability increase. Depression and anxiety are known indicators of poor outcomes in CHD, but most research has measured distress symptoms at one time point, often following acute events. Here we consider the long-term trajectories of these symptoms in established CHD, and examine their association to distinct measures of disability and impact on costs.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - October 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jorge Palacios, Mizanur Khondoker, Anthony Mann, Andre Tylee, Matthew Hotopf Source Type: research