American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 9 , Pages 1194-1197 , 1 November 2009

Screening for Depression and Suicidality in Patients With Cardiovascular Illnesses

  • Eyal Shemesh, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 215-590-9153; fax: 215-590-7588
    • ,
  • Rachel A. Annunziato, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York
    • Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
    • Department of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, New York
    • ,
  • David Rubinstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, New York
    • ,
  • Sarah Sultan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, New York
    • ,
  • Jotinder Malhotra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, New York
    • ,
  • Mugdha Santra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, New York
    • ,
  • Beth D. Weatherley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Momentum Research, Inc., Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • John R. Feaganes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Momentum Research, Inc., Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Gad Cotter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Momentum Research, Inc., Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Rachel Yehuda, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York

Received 9 March 2009 ,Revised 16 June 2009 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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 Data analysis for this study was partly supported by Grant MH-071249 from the National Institute of Mental Health (Bethesda, Maryland) to Dr. Shemesh. The Interdisciplinary Cardiology Outpatient Program @ Elmhurst is funded by the Health and Hospital Corporation of New York, Queens, New York.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01259-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.06.033

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 9 , Pages 1194-1197 , 1 November 2009

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