Successful psychological treatment of depression and subsequent reduction in CVD events

David L Hare

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehad173

Successful psychological treatment of depression and subsequent reduction in CVD events

Eur Heart J. 2023 May 7;44(18):1663-1665. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad173.

Author

David L Hare¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia.

Abstract

Graphical Abstract

Successful treatment of depression, using psychological therapies, is associated with subsequent reduction of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). This could well be causal or possibly related to unmeasured covariates.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases* / psychology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / therapy
Delivery of Health Care
Depression / therapy
England
Heart Disease Risk Factors
Humans
Risk Factors