Depression and cardiac symptoms among AL amyloidosis patients: The mediating role of coping strategies

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-272

  Smorti, Martina ^a   Cappelli, Francesco ^b   Guarnieri, Silvia ^a   Bergesio, Franco ^b   Perfetto, Federico ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

AL amyloidosis; Cardiac symptoms severity; Coping strategies; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOIDOSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84897632491     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2013.802357     Document Type: Article

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