@article{0e8b055308c44e05afbb44e283eec0a8,
title = "Diagnosing Depression in Congestive Heart Failure",
abstract = "Depression is an all too common occurrence in heart failure patients. Depressive symptoms, however, sometimes are confused with the physical repercussions of heart failure. This article highlights different screening assessments for major depression and recommends treatment for this population.",
keywords = "Assessment, Congestive heart failure, Depression, Diagnosis",
author = "Saveanu, {Radu V.} and Tara Mayes",
note = "Funding Information: Scientists have long wondered why depression and heart failure seem to go together like donuts and high cholesterol. Clearly patients do not need one to have the other, but the two illnesses seem to fuel one another in a way researchers are just beginning to understand. Currently “heart failure is the fastest growing cardiovascular disorder in the United States,” and it is expected to be the leading cause of death by 2020. 13 Depression is the second most frequent reason people call off sick from work according to a recent study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. 14 Current figures estimate that one in three outpatients with CHF present with a co-occurring depression. 15 Copyright: Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2011",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.hfc.2010.08.010",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "7",
pages = "75--79",
journal = "Heart Failure Clinics",
issn = "1551-7136",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "1",
}