Abstract
Among 452 psychiatric outpatients, DSM-III diagnoses of major depression were three times as common among those with hypertensive disease as those without hypertension. Age, sex, chronic medical illness, and current antihypertensive medication did not account for these diagnostic differences.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Ambulatory Care*
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Depressive Disorder / complications*
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Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
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Female
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Humans
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Hypertension / complications*
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Male
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Manuals as Topic
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Mental Disorders / complications*
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Middle Aged
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Sex Factors