Depression Tests Urged for Heart Patients

Doctors should screen heart patients for depression, the American Heart Association says. Depression is three times more common in people who survive a heart attack or go into the hospital with heart problems. Depression can harm treatment and quality of life, the heart association said. Depressed patients may skip medicines. They may not exercise or improve their diets. The new statement was published in the journal Circulation. The Associated Press wrote about it September 30.