Interní Med. 2007; 9(11): 525-528

Depression and its treatment in cardiovascular diseases

doc. MUDr. Vladimír Pidrman Ph.D
Psychiatrická klinika FN a LF UP, Olomouc

The author describes relations between prevalence of depression and cardiovascular diseases. A substantial part of the article is consecrated to a correct antidepressive treatment. Properties, advantages and eventual side-effects of individual groups of current antidepressive medications are described.

Keywords: depression, antidepressive medications, SSRI, SNRI, NDRI, NASA, cardiovascular diseases

Published: January 1, 2008  Show citation

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