The effects of a forgiveness intervention on patients with coronary artery disease

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-27

  Waltman, Martina A ^a,b   Russell, Douglas C ^b,c   Coyle, Catherine T ^a   Enright, Robert D ^a   Holter, Anthony C ^d   M Swoboda, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger recall; Coronary artery disease; Forgiveness; Mental stress; Myocardial ischemia; Myocardial perfusion imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PATIENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449124203     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440801975127     Document Type: Article

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