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Erschienen in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 7/2007

01.10.2007 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Is depression a risk factor for heart complaints?

Longitudinal aspects in the Zurich study

verfasst von: Dominique Eich, MD, Christoph Neuhaus, MSc, Alex Gamma, PhD, Jules Angst, MD, Wulf Rössler, MD, MSc, Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross, PhD, Milos Opravil

Erschienen in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | Ausgabe 7/2007

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Abstract

Background

The objective of this longitudinal study was to assess the association between major depression and heart complaints in a population of young and healthy adults.

Methods

Starting at the age 20/21, participants of the Zurich Study underwent 6 structured, psychological interviews during a span of 20 years. We evaluated longitudinal data from 277 persons who participated in all 6 interviews including questions about heart complaints.

Results

Over 20 years, heart complaints were reported by two thirds of participants, and the frequency of depression was 11.4%. At the age of 40/41, heart complaints were significantly associated with earlier heart complaints and major depression, both more often in women. Recurrent brief depression showed a tendency, but neither minor depression nor depressive symptoms were predictive for later heart complaints.

Conclusions

This study suggests that major depression is a predictor for heart complaints at the age of 40 and that the severity of depressive disorder in younger age has an effect on subsequent heart complaints. Follow-up data will help to elucidate whether these subjective heart complaints show any correlation with a later coronary heart disease.
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Metadaten
Titel
Is depression a risk factor for heart complaints?
Longitudinal aspects in the Zurich study
verfasst von
Dominique Eich, MD
Christoph Neuhaus, MSc
Alex Gamma, PhD
Jules Angst, MD
Wulf Rössler, MD, MSc
Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross, PhD
Milos Opravil
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2007
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience / Ausgabe 7/2007
Print ISSN: 0940-1334
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-8491
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-007-0747-x

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