Pathophysiological basis of cardiovascular disease and depression: a chicken-and-egg dilemma Bases fisiopatológicas da doença cardiovascular e depressão: um dilema do ovo e da galinha
OBJECTIVE: To describe the pathophysiological basis linking cardiovascular disease (CVD) and depression; to discuss the causal relationship between them, and to review the effects of antidepressant treatment on cardiovascular disease. METHOD: A review of the literature based on the PubMed database....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2010-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462010000200015 |