Depression is believed to be a common side effect in patients receiving beta-blocker
therapy. However, diagnoses of depression defined by current diagnostic criteria may not be …

Daniëlle EP Verbeek, MD a, 1,*, Jerry van Riezen, MD b, Rudolf A. de Boer, MD, PhD c,
Joost P. van Melle, MD, PhD c, Peter de Jonge, PhD b, d b-Blockers are among the most …

Objective.—To evaluate the relationship between β-blockers and depression. Design.—
Case-control study. Setting.—New Jersey Medicaid recipients during July 1980 to …

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to explore the prospective relationship
between the use of beta-blockers and depression in myocardial infarction (MI) patients …

Since their introduction over a quarter of a century ago, β-adrenergic receptor antagonists (β-
blockers) have been among the most commonly prescribed and useful of all medications. 1 …

We studied the occurrence of depression in new users of propranolol (n= 704), other beta-
blockers (n= 587), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (n= 976), calcium channel …

BACKGROUND: Beta blocker therapy may induce depressive symptoms, although current
evidence is conflicting. We examined the association between beta blocker therapy and …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature regarding the purported association between oral
ingestion of β-blocker drugs and depressed mood. DATA SOURCE: MEDLINE was …

• Using records of the Saskatchewan Prescription Drug Plan, we determined the incidence
of antidepressant use (a marker for depressive symptoms) in patients who received β …

Depressive symptoms were measured in 34 white male patients receiving propranolol
treatment for cardiovascular illness. The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and the …