Integrating Depression Care in Acute Coronary Syndromes Care in China

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 20 to 79 years old * Hospitalized due to a diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) * ACS is stable (as judged by the treating cardiologist/internist) * Signed patient informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Affected by severe cardiovascular disease or medical comorbidity that indicate the patient's life expectancy is less than 12 months (e.g. class IV heart failure, terminal cancer) * Seriously disabled (unable to travel to the hospital, class IV heart failure at baseline) * Suffering from problems that affect normal communication (e.g., intellectual impairment, observed mental confusion suggesting dementia, deafness, blindness, etc.) * Non-permanent local residents or permanent residents planning to move out within 12 months * Pregnant or breast-feeding or planning pregnancy within 12 months * Affected by bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or severe depression that meet criteria for referral including patients with acutely suicidal risk (Beck Depression Inventory Item9=3) * Having alcohol dependence (defined by MINI Alcohol Dependence/Abuse Part)