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dc.contributor.authorDoerfler, Leonard A.
dc.contributor.authorParaskos, John A.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:25.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:07:52Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:07:52Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-24
dc.identifier.citation<p>Doerfler, L. A., & Paraskos, J. A. (2011). Posttraumatic stress disorder following myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery. In R. Allen & J. Fisher (Eds.)<em> Heart & mind: The evolution of cardiac psychology</em> (p. 249 – 268). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. DOI 10.1037/13086-010</p>
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/13086-010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45448
dc.description.abstractAlthough traumatic events, such as combat and physical or sexual assault, are most often associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes, & Nelson, 1995), a growing body of research indicates that PTSD can occur in individuals with a wide range of life-threatening illnesses (Buckley, Green, & Schnurr, 2004; Tedstone & Tarrier, 2003). The prevalence of PTSD for such medical conditions as myocardial infarction (MI), HIV, or cancer is lower than the prevalence associated with traumatic stressors such as combat or sexual assault, but PTSD can develop in a significant percentage of individuals who experience a life-threatening illness (Tedstone & Tarrier, 2003). In this chapter, we review research on the occurrence of PTSD in adults with cardiac disease. Investigators have been interested in this issue because, for some individuals, the onset of an acute cardiac event shares many features of traumatic events, such as combat or sexual assault. We begin by presenting a description of PTSD and then review research on its occurrence in adults with cardiac disease. This research focuses largely on individuals who have experienced an MI or undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). There have also been a few reports of PTSD in individuals who have survived cardiac arrest. We then examine findings regarding the course of PTSD and risk factors for its development, and we close with a discussion of future research directions and implications for clinical practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved)
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.urlhttp://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/13086-010
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectComorbidity
dc.subjectCoronary Disease
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectHealth Status Indicators
dc.subjectStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
dc.subjectCardiovascular Diseases
dc.subjectHealth Psychology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectPsychiatric and Mental Health
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.titlePosttraumatic stress disorder following myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery
dc.typeBook Chapter
dc.source.booktitleHeart & mind: The evolution of cardiac psychology
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_cmhsr/604
dc.identifier.contextkey4171549
html.description.abstract<p>Although traumatic events, such as combat and physical or sexual assault, are most often associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes, & Nelson, 1995), a growing body of research indicates that PTSD can occur in individuals with a wide range of life-threatening illnesses (Buckley, Green, & Schnurr, 2004; Tedstone & Tarrier, 2003). The prevalence of PTSD for such medical conditions as myocardial infarction (MI), HIV, or cancer is lower than the prevalence associated with traumatic stressors such as combat or sexual assault, but PTSD can develop in a significant percentage of individuals who experience a life-threatening illness (Tedstone & Tarrier, 2003). In this chapter, we review research on the occurrence of PTSD in adults with cardiac disease. Investigators have been interested in this issue because, for some individuals, the onset of an acute cardiac event shares many features of traumatic events, such as combat or sexual assault. We begin by presenting a description of PTSD and then review research on its occurrence in adults with cardiac disease. This research focuses largely on individuals who have experienced an MI or undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). There have also been a few reports of PTSD in individuals who have survived cardiac arrest. We then examine findings regarding the course of PTSD and risk factors for its development, and we close with a discussion of future research directions and implications for clinical practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved)</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathpsych_cmhsr/604
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry


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