Use of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) in a cardiac emergency room: chest pain unit

Use of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) in a cardiac emergency room: chest pain unit

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients complaining of chest pain who seek a chest pain unit attendance. INTRODUCTION: Patients arriving at a Chest Pain Unit may present psychiatric disorders not identified, isolated or co-morbid to the main illness, which may in...

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Main Authors: Gastão L. F. Soares-Filho, Rafael C. Freire, Karla Biancha, Ticiana Pacheco, André Volschan, Alexandre M. Valença, Antonio E. Nardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2009-03-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Emergency Room
Anxiety
Depression
Chest Pain
Coronary Artery Disease
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000300011

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