Effects of Treating Depression and Low Perceived Social Support on Clinical Events After Myocardial Infarction

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Authors

Lisa Berkman · Harvard University

James A. Blumenthal · Duke University

Matthew M. Burg · Yale University

Robert M. Carney · Washington University in St. Louis

Diane Catellier · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marie J. Cowan · University of California, Los Angeles

Susan M. Czajkowski

Abstract

The intervention did not increase event-free survival. The intervention improved depression and social isolation, although the relative improvement in the psychosocial intervention group compared with the usual care group was less than expected due to substantial improvement in usual care patients.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Health and Mental Health Heart Failure Treatment and Management Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 289, Issue 23, pp. 3106-3106

DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.23.3106

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