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AUGUST 28, 2018

Getting to the Heart of Untreated Depression

By David Wild

Boston—New data highlight the need to screen for and treat major depressive disorder (MDD) among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

The findings, from a retrospective claims analysis of nearly 6,700 patients with concomitant CVD and MDD, found that only 24% of those with both illnesses received depression medication and most who were treated underwent inadequate therapy. The results of poor treatment, they found, were significantly higher rates of all-cause and