Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 461-467 , May 2006

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale depression subscale, but not the Beck Depression Inventory-Fast Scale, identifies patients with acute coronary syndrome at elevated risk of 1-year mortality

  • Frank Doyle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 120 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 120 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel.: +353 1 4022718; fax: +353 1 4022764.
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  • Hannah M. McGee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 120 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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  • Davida De La Harpe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 120 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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  • Emer Shelley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 120 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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  • Ronán Conroy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 120 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

Received 3 May 2005 ,Revised 16 August 2005 ,Accepted 6 September 2005.

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PII: S0022-3999(05)00391-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.09.004

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 461-467 , May 2006

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