Depressive symptoms and dispositional optimism in relation to mortality in older post-myocardial infarction patients

Depressive symptoms and dispositional optimism in relation to mortality in older post-myocardial infarction patients

Background: Mental well-being, characterized by low depressive symptoms and high dispositional optimism, is a protective factor against (cardiovascular) mortality in the general population. We aimed to assess whether such a relationship is also present in patients who have a history of MI, and wheth...

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Main Authors: Renee H.M. Boesten, Johanna M. Geleijnse, Daan Kromhout, Nathaly Rius Ottenheim, Erik J. Giltay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Myocardial infarction
Post-myocardial infarction
Optimism
Dispositional optimism
Depressive symptoms
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915321000597

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