Importance Depression is often comorbid in patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated
with worse clinical outcomes. However, depression generally goes unrecognized and …

Objective Despite numerous improvements in care, morbidity from heart failure (HF) has
remained essentially unchanged in recent years. One potential reason is that depression …

Background—Depression is independently associated with poor outcomes among patients
with acute cardiac disease. Collaborative care depression management programs have …

Importance Many patients with chronic heart failure experience reduced health status
despite receiving conventional therapy. Objective To determine whether a symptom and …

Background: People with chronic heart failure (HF) suffer from numerous symptoms that
worsen quality of life. The CASA (Collaborative C are to A lleviate S ymptoms and A djust to …

Objective: To present the design of the Bypassing the Blues (BtB) study to examine the
impact of a collaborative care strategy for treating depression among patients with cardiac …

Importance Depression and anxiety are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in
patients with recent acute cardiac events. There has been minimal study of collaborative …

BACKGROUND: Depression in cardiac patients is common, under-recognized, and
independently associated with mortality. OBJECTIVES: Our objectives in this initial report …

Background Depression and coronary heart disease (CHD) are frequently comorbid and
portend higher morbidity, mortality and poorer quality of life. Prior systematic reviews of …

Background Depression is up to two to three times as common in people with long-term
conditions. It negatively affects medical management of disease and self-care behaviors …