The Role of Illness Perception and Its Association With Posttraumatic Stress at 3 Months Following Acute Myocardial Infarction

The Role of Illness Perception and Its Association With Posttraumatic Stress at 3 Months Following Acute Myocardial Infarction

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between illness perception and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms at three months following acute myocardial infarction (MI).Methods: Patients (n = 96) were examined within 48 h and 3 months after the illness episode. T...

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Main Authors: Mary Princip, Christina Gattlen, Rebecca E. Meister-Langraf, Ulrich Schnyder, Hansjörg Znoj, Jürgen Barth, Jean-Paul Schmid, Roland von Känel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
llness perception
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
myocardial infarction patients
brief illness perception questionnaire
heart attack
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00941/full

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