Treatment of depression in patients with congestive heart failure.
Heart failure is common, and depression is common in heart failure patients, adding substantially to the burden of the disease. There is some evidence for the safe and at least modestly effective use of psychotherapy and antidepressants to treat depression in heart failure patients. Cognitive behavioral psychotherapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are first line treatments. The efficacy of depression treatment in altering cardiac outcomes in heart failure patients has yet to be established.
Shapiro
Peter A
PA
Department of Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, 622 W. 168 St., Box 427, New York, NY 10032, USA. pas3@columbia.edu
D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors