Spirituality, religion, and clinical outcomes in patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 501-508

  Blumenthal, James A ^a   Babyak, Michael A ^a   Ironson, Gail ^b   Thoresen, Carl ^c   Powell, Lynda ^d   Czajkowski, Susan ^f   Burg, Matthew ^e   Keefe, Francis J ^a   Steffen, Patrick ^a   Catellier, Diane ^g  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Depression; Religion; Social support; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34547642480     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3180cab76c     Document Type: Article

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