Medical Xpress publishes UMaine release on depressive symptoms, cardiovascular disease
MedicalXpress carried a University of Maine news release about a recent study that found an association between short- and long-term depressive symptoms and cardiovascular disease. Depressive symptoms can predict the occurrence of cardiovascular events. Short-term or baseline depressive symptoms increase the risk of cardiovascular events for up to 15 years, and chronic depressive symptoms increase the risk for up to 10 years, the release states. Focusing on the identification and treatment of depressive symptoms could reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. The study by UMaine researchers Emily Haigh, Olivia Bogucki, Peter Dearborn, Michael Robbins and Merrill Elias was published in the Journal of Health Psychology. Malay Mail also reported on the study.