After a heart attack, for example, the prognosis depends on the presence or absence of depression more than on virtually any measure of cardiac function. That is why health-care policymakers should embrace a simple adage: “no health without mental health.”
此外，精神紊乱会对其他疾病的预后产生深远的影响。比如心脏病发作后，对预后的判断与其说取决于对心功能的实际监测还不如说取决于是否患有抑郁症。医疗决策者因此应当接受一条简单的格言：“没有精神健康就没有健康。”