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Chris Ballas, M.D.

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posted 03/05/2009, comments (2)

What Is The Relationship Between Depression and Heart Disease?

It isn't called a broken heart for nothing. Numerous studies have found an association between depression and cardiac problems, including arrhythmias, heart attacks, strokes, etc. Some studies have found associations between worsening outcomes in heart disease in patients who develop depression (for example, depression following a heart attack)... Read more Chevron

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Jerry Kennard

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posted 02/20/2009, comments (0)

Heart Patients Should Be Routinely Screened for Depression

Depression is approximately three times more common in patients following a heart attack. Despite this, only half of heart doctors say they treat depression and many patients who are diagnosed with depression are left untreated. The American Heart Association (AHA) has taken up the case by calling for all heart patients to be regularly... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/12/2009, comments (0)

The Link Between Depression & Heart Disease

Depression is considered to increase the risk of heart disease. This has been known for some time, but the actual process that links depression to heart disease is less clear. New research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that depression contributes to heart disease indirectly, and mainly through negative... Read more Chevron

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BETH

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posted 02/11/2009, comments (7)

can an untreated depression cause a man to HAVE AN AFFAIR

I have been married for 22 years to a man that had bouts of depression throughtout our dating and married life. I have helped him to cope with it and it improved a great deal. Now its different, for the past 1 1/2 we opened a new buisness and the stress is greater, the hours are longer, and he started drinking more. He is cold, mean,... Read more Chevron

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Karen

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posted 02/07/2009, comment (1)

Zoloft, Cymbalta, Abilify

When I first started taking Zoloft many years ago I gained about 40 pounds in 1 year. I felt better on the Zoloft but the weight gain was counteracting that so I quit taking it and it took a lot of time and work to get the weight off. I was put on Cymbalta a couple of years ago and gained 8 pounds in a two week time period. I called my... Read more Chevron

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