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Comment
. 2007 Jun:190:467-8.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.035360.

Does treating depression improve survival after acute coronary syndrome? Invited commentary on... Effects of antidepressant treatment following myocardial infarction

Robert M Carney  1 , Kenneth E Freedland
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Does treating depression improve survival after acute coronary syndrome? Invited commentary on... Effects of antidepressant treatment following myocardial infarction

Robert M Carney et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Both the MIND-IT and the ENRICHD studies failed to show that medical outcomes of acute myocardial infarction can be improved by treating depression. However, neither study had sufficient statistical power to convincingly test this hypothesis. More effective treatments for depression will have to be developed if this hypothesis is to be tested with sufficient power in attainable samples.

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  • Effects of antidepressant treatment following myocardial infarction.
    van Melle JP, de Jonge P, Honig A, Schene AH, Kuyper AM, Crijns HJ, Schins A, Tulner D, van den Berg MP, Ormel J; MIND-IT investigators. van Melle JP, et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;190:460-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.028647. Br J Psychiatry. 2007. PMID: 17541103 Clinical Trial.

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