Posttraumatic stress and co-morbidity following myocardial infarction among older patients: The role of coping

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-133

  Chung, M C ^a   Berger, Z ^b   Jones, R ^c   Rudd, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BYPASS SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DIAGNOSTIC SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 39749189318     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860701366152     Document Type: Article

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