Depression as a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Treatment

By Heather S. Lett, J. Blumenthal, M. Babyak, A. Sherwood, Timothy A Strauman, Clive J. Robins, M. Newman. Psychosomatic Medicine, 2004

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Depression and the risk for cardiovascular diseases: systematic review and meta analysis (2007, background): “The concept of a bio-behavioral model to explain the relationship between depression and CVD is gaining support in the literature (Rozanski et al., 1999; Lett et al., 2004).”
Happy People Live Longer: Subjective Well-Being Contributes to Health and Longevity (2011, background): “Lett et al. (2004) found that depression in otherwise healthy populations was a risk factor for coronary artery disease of 1.5 to 2.0.”
Burnout and risk of cardiovascular disease: evidence, possible causal paths, and promising research directions. (2006, background): “Depression, like burnout, was found to be associated with increased risk for CVDs (Lett et al., 2004; Suls & Bunde, 2005; Wulsin & Singal, 2003), diabetes (Brown, Varghese, & McEwen, 2004), and sleep disturbances (Adrien, 2002; Walsh, 2004).”
The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness. (2019, positive): “As demonstrated in this Commission, and evidenced in guidelines (appendix pp 35–42), good clinical practice in mental health care is increasingly considered to include monitoring the physical health of service users.”