Screening for Depression in cADiovasCular pAtients at a Tertiary Center in Trinidad.

This was an observational study aimed to screen patients with cardiovascular disease for depression in Trinidad and Tobago in a tertiary center and to determine if there is a significant association between patients with symptoms of depression and other comorbidities. Patients (N=1203) were randomly selected from the outpatient cardiology clinics at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex. After fulfilling the inclusion criteria and informed consent were obtained, they were given the case report form which included the Patient Health Questionnaire 9.