This article reviews the management of depression in three medical conditions associated with a high frequency of depression: coronary artery disease (CAD), cancer, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Major depression significantly increases mortality in patients with CAD. This effect
Assessment and treatment of depression in medically ill children
โ Scribed by Eyal Shemesh; Abraham Bartell; Jeffrey H. Newcorn
- Book ID
- 107551513
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 220 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3812
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This study examines the use of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) in a sample of elderly, medically ill inpatients. Seventy-six individuals completed the CES-D and a psychiatric interview, from which DSM-III-R diagnoses of depression were obtained. Analyses of sensitivit