Brief report: Emotional distress and recent stressful life events in long QT syndrome mutation carriers

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1445-1450

  Määttänen, Ilmari ^a   Jokela, Markus ^a   Pulkki Råback, Laura ^a   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a   Swan, Heikki ^a   Toivonen, Lauri ^a   Merjonen, Päivi ^a   Hintsa, Taina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

emotional distress; long QT syndrome; stress; stressful life events; syncopal spell

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; REGISTRIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944145211     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313513049     Document Type: Article

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