José Giner, Jerónimo Saiz Ruiz, Julio Bobes, Enric Zamorano, Francisco López, Teresa Hernando, Fernando Rico-Villademoros, Cecilio Álamo, Jorge A Cervilla, Ángela Ibáñez Cuadrado, Elena Ibáñez Guerra, Silvia López, Pedro Morán, Diego J Palao, Montserrat Romacho
Comorbidity between depression and physical illnesses is very common and has a significant impact on the health and management of the patient. With the support of the Sociedades Españolas de Psiquiatría y Psiquiatría Biológica, and Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN) a consensus was prepared on physical health in patients with depression and is summarized in the present work. The literature review highlighted the high frequency of cardiovascular and endocrine-metabolic disorders in patients with depression such as diabetes and obesity, thus making the primary and secondary prevention recommendations for patients with cardiovascular or metabolic risk applicable to patients with depression...
October 2014: Revista de Psiquiatrí́a y Salud Mental