Psychological Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
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Psychological Aspects of Cardiovascular Diseases
The occurrence of psychological alterations and cardiac disease in many patients exemplifies the complexity of psychosomatic and somatopsychic effects. Psychological factors including depression, anxiety and hostility influence the development, clinical expression and prognosis of heart disease. Accordingly, it is critical that clinically significant levels of distress are identified, both in h...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1070-5503,1532-7558
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-009-9061-5