27th July 2020

You are an FY2 working in General Practice. You are seeing a 79-year-old gentleman who had a heart attack 1 months ago

You are an FY2 working in General Practice. You are seeing a 79-year-old gentleman who had a heart attack 1 months ago. Since coming home from hospital he has felt very low, has lost interest in his hobbies, and struggles to wake up in the morning. You are aware that depression is common following myocardial infarction. What proportion of patients are affected by depression following acute myocardial infarction?

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