Differentiation in the momentary rating of somatic symptoms covaries with trait emotional awareness in patients at risk for sudden cardiac death

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-192

  Lane, Richard D ^a   Carmichael, Cheryl ^b   Reis, Harry T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

differentiation; emotional awareness; negative affect; somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COUGHING; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; FAINTNESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEUROSIS; NOSE CONGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SORE THROAT; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AWARENESS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 79951512627     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318203b86a     Document Type: Article

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