Objective To determine the 12-month cost-effectiveness of a collaborative care (CC)
program for treating depression following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery …

Context Depressive symptoms commonly follow coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
surgery and are associated with less positive clinical outcomes. Objective To test the …

Objective To determine whether the use and adjustment of antidepressant pharmacotherapy
accounted for the beneficial effects of collaborative care treatment on the improvement of …

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 …

■ ABSTRACT Depressive symptoms are reported by up to one-half of patients following
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and are associated with numerous adverse …

Objective To use data from a randomized trial to determine the cost-effectiveness of a
collaborative care (CC) depression and anxiety treatment program and to assess effects of …

Objective: To describe the relationship between pain and depression on recovery after
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: A secondary data analysis on 453 …

Background Depression is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary
heart disease. Finding effective methods for identifying and treating depression in these …

Context There has been little research on the treatment of depression after coronary artery
bypass surgery. Objective To test the efficacy of 2 nonpharmacological interventions for …

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