Development of a positive psychology intervention for patients with acute cardiovascular disease

Heart International

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Huffman, Jeff C ^a,b   Mastromauro, Carol A ^b   Boehm, Julia K ^c   Seabrook, Rita ^b   Fricchione, Gregory L ^a,b,d   Denninger, John W ^a,b,d   Lyubomirsky, Sonja ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Cardiovascular disease; Congestive heart failure; Optimism; Positive psychology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 80655148048     PISSN: 18261868     EISSN: 20362579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/hi.2011.e13     Document Type: Article

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