Psychosocial predictors of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and emotional distress in first admission acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients

Building upon Joseph et al's (1997) psychosocial model, the current thesis presents a framework for understanding the development of symptoms PTSD in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This framework identified personality (measured as alexithymia), cardiac threat (subjective and obje...

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Main Author: Marke, Victoria M. T.
Published: Cardiff University 2011
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.585223