Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in African American Individuals.

Conclusions. It has been well documented that higher levels of depressive symptoms are associated with higher CVD risk. However, this evidence is derived primarily from samples of predominantly Caucasian individuals. The present investigation demonstrates that depressive symptoms are related to CVD risk factors in African American individuals. PMID: 21826265 [PubMed]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/21826265?dopt=Abstract

Source: Depression Research and Treatment - March 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Depress Res Treat Source Type: research