Background: Certain medications may contribute to the etiology of depressive symptoms
and disorders. Research in this area, however, has been hampered by methodological and …

Objective: Cardiovascular diseases are associated with an increased risk of depression, but
it remains unclear whether treatment with cardiovascular agents decreases or increases this …

Many cardiovascular drugs have been implicated as causes of depression. With the
exception of beta-blockers, few have been studied in formal epidemiologic designs. I …

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 …

Background: Certain drugs may contribute to the etiology of depressive symptoms and
depressive disorders. The objective of this review is to critically appraise the literature …

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 …

Violent behavior in psychiatric patients may result in long-term hospitalization. There is no
FDA-approved psychopharmacologic treatment for aggression. In this study, 20 chronically …

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 …

Background: although the outcome of thoracic aortic surgery has improved remarkably,
mortality remains high, and mental distress is often present. Psychological outcomes of …

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R), drug-
induced depression may be classified as an Organic Mood Syndrome, Depressed Type …