Abstract

Depression Following Myocardial Infarction. 138th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association: The Brain and the Heart: Clinical Interrelationships

Hackett T P

Year: 1985 Source: Psychosomatics, Supplement, v.26, no.11, (November 1985), p.23-28 SIEC No: 19870812

This article suggests that depression following myocardial infarction (MI) is a universal phenomenon & describes its course, cause & treatment. Post-MI depression may be characterized by fatigue, sleep & eating distubances, & suicidal thoughts. Common causes are given, & coping factors & treatment suggestions are included. 22 Refs. (LH)