Relationship of non-melancholic and melancholic depressive symptoms with all-cause mortality: A prospective study in a primary care population.

Objective: To assess relationship of non-melancholic and melancholic subtypes of depressive symptoms with all-cause mortality among cardiovascular risk persons.

Methods: A population-based prospective study of 2522 Finnish middle-aged persons with elevated cardiovascular risk was conducted. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Beck's Depression Inventory.