A challenge for psychocardiology: Addressing the causes and consequences of patients' perceptions of enduring somatic threat

A challenge for psychocardiology: Addressing the causes and consequences of patients' perceptions of enduring somatic threat

The enduring somatic threat (EST) model of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to life-threatening medical events suggests that PTSD-like symptoms represent patients' sensitization to cues of ongoing threat in the body. In this article, we review research on the prevalence and consequences...

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Main Authors: Abdalla, M. (Author), Birk, J.L (Author), Edmondson, D. (Author), Ho, V.T (Author), Kronish, I.M (Author), Meli, L. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Psychological Association Inc. 2018
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndrome
cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases
complication
female
Female
heart muscle revascularization
human
Humans
male
Male
middle aged
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Myocardial Revascularization
Perceived threat
posttraumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder
psychological model
psychology
Revascularization
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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