Initial persistence with antihypertensive therapies is associated with depression treatment persistence, but not depression.

"This study was funded by [3U19HL091179‐04S1] the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute for Mental Health as a supplement to the HMO Research Network Cardiovascular Disease Network. Additional support for Drs Adams, Schmittdiel, and O'Connor was also provided by the Health Delivery Systems Center for Diabetes Translational Research [P30DK092924], funded by the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The funders had no role in the design or conduct of the study, data collection, management, analysis or interpretation, or in the preparation, review, or approval of this manuscript. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Dr Schmittdiel had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis."

"This study was funded by [3U19HL091179‐04S1] the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute for Mental Health as a supplement to the HMO Research Network Cardiovascular Disease Network. Additional support for Drs Adams, Schmittdiel, and O'Connor was also provided by the Health Delivery Systems Center for Diabetes Translational Research [P30DK092924], funded by the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The funders had no role in the design or conduct of the study, data collection, management, analysis or interpretation, or in the preparation, review, or approval of this manuscript. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Dr Schmittdiel had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis."