Alexithymia is associated with delayed treatment seeking in acute myocardial infarction

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 190-192

  Carta, M G ^a,b   Sancassiani, F ^a,b   Pippia, V ^b   Bhat, Krishna M ^c   Sardu, C ^a   Meloni, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURVIVAL; THERAPY DELAY; TIME TO TREATMENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AWARENESS; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONSULTATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875674038     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341181     Document Type: Letter

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