Longitudinal associations between self-reported experiences of discrimination and depressive symptoms in young women and men post- myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT: Research suggests that following a myocardial infarction (MI), women under the age of 60 have more elevated depressive symptoms and adverse outcomes than similarly aged men. Identifying risk factors that contribute to gender differences in depressive symptoms among this group may be critical to the development of psychosocial interventions. Experiences of discrimination may be an important correlate of depressive symptoms in this group; however, studies of this relationship have largely been cross-sectional and focused on healthy populations. This study examines longitudinal associations among gender, discrimination, and depressive symptoms in a young post-MI cohort. Participants were 313 adults from the Myocardial Infarction and Mental Stress Ischemia Study 2 of young (≤60 yrs) post-MI pa

SUBMITTER: Saelee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6673666 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature