Depression and heart disease

The link between heart disease and depression has long been thought of as cause-and-effect. Studies are now showing that depression itself may contribute to heart disease.
Review Date: 01/20/2009
Reviewed By: Paul Ballas, DO, Department of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed
Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.














