Depression as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Treatment
Heather S. Lett, MA,
James A. Blumenthal, PhD,
Michael A. Babyak, PhD,
Andrew Sherwood, PhD,
Timothy Strauman, PhD,
Clive Robins, PhD and
Mark F. Newman, MD
From the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (H.S.L., J.A.B., M.A.B., A.S., C.R.) and Anesthesiology (M.F.N.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; and the Department of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences (T.S.), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

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Figure 1. Biobehavioral model for the relationship between depression and CAD clinical events.
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