Title of article :
Comorbidity of PTSD and depression following myocardial infarction
Author/Authors :
Ginzburg، نويسنده , , Karni، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages :
9
From page :
135
To page :
143
Abstract :
Background tudy examines comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression following myocardial infarction (MI). It has two aims: (a) to examine whether this comorbidity is predicted by the objective severity of the MI and the patientsʹ initial appraisal and stress responses; and (b) to determine whether this comorbidity is associated with PTSD symptomatology, depression, physiological adjustment, and psychosocial adjustment seven months post-MI. patients were examined twice. At Time 1, within a week of the MI, initial appraisal, stress responses, and depressive reactions were assessed, and medical measures were obtained from patientsʹ hospital records. At Time 2, seven months later, PTSD, depression, psychosocial functioning, and physical adjustment were assessed. s months post-MI, 16% of the patients were identified with PTSD; 8% with comorbid PTSD and depression; and 14% with high levels of depression without full PTSD. Initial level of depression was associated with comorbidity of PTSD and depression. While initial stress reactions did not predict comorbidity, they did predict depression, with or without comorbid PTSD. Comorbidity of PTSD and depression was associated with higher levels of adjustment difficulties. sion idity of PTSD and depression has some clinical significance. While initial level of depression predicts subsequent comorbidity of PTSD and depression, early stress reactions do not differentiate between MI patients who suffer from depression, with or without comorbid PTSD.
Keywords :
depression , Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) , Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) , comorbidity , myocardial infarction (MI)
Journal title :
Journal of Affective Disorders
Serial Year :
2006
Journal title :
Journal of Affective Disorders
Record number :
1431492
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