A Review on the Putative Association Between Beta-Blockers and Depression

Daniëlle E.P. Verbeek; Jerry Van Riezen; Rudolf A. De Boer; Joost P. Van Melle; Peter De Jonge

doi:10.1016/j.hfc.2010.08.006

A Review on the Putative Association Between Beta-Blockers and Depression

Daniëlle E.P. Verbeek^*, Jerry Van Riezen, Rudolf A. De Boer, Joost P. Van Melle, Peter De Jonge

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Abstract

Several kinds of systematic studies have been conducted verifying the putative association between β-blockers and depressive symptoms. However, many of these studies had important limitations in their design. In most of the studies, no effect of β-blockers on depressive symptoms was seen. Because individual susceptibility cannot be ruled out, clinicians must stay vigilant, especially with patients who have a positive personal or family history and who have been prescribed lipophilic β-blockers. However, fear for depression should not be the reason for reluctance in prescribing β-blockers to cardiovascular patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-99
Number of pages	11
Journal	Heart Failure Clinics
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2010.08.006
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

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