Post-traumatic growth after a myocardial infarction: A matter of personality, psychological health, or cognitive coping?

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 270-277

  Garnefski, Nadia ^a   Kraaij, V ^b   Schroevers, M J ^a   Somsen, G A ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Amsterdam ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive coping; Depression; Emotion regulation; Myocardial infarction; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 57749207709     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-008-9136-5     Document Type: Article

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