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

Successful psychological treatment of depression and subsequent reduction in CVD events

David L Hare  1
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Editorial

Successful psychological treatment of depression and subsequent reduction in CVD events

David L Hare. Eur Heart J. .

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.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest None declared.

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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.
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