Gender Differences in Self-Reported Symptoms of Depression among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

• Main Authors: Lorraine Frazier (Author), Erica Yu (Author), Jennifer Sanner (Author), Fang Liu (Author), Malini Udtha (Author), Stanley Cron (Author), Stephanie Coulter (Author), Roberta C. Bogaev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study examined the prevalence of self-reported depressive symptoms and the self reported somatic depressive symptoms as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) among patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and explored the impact of gender on both. A convenience s...