Psychiatric care of coronary artery disease in a cardiac rehabilitation unit.
The present work describes the psychiatric intervention in the Ramón y Cajal Hospital (Madrid) Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Coronary Disease patients. The psychopathological concepts in relation to coronary heart disease are reviewed and studied in the foregoing acute and rehabilitation phases. The evaluation and therapeutic intervention methods are related in detail. Finally, results obtained in 90 patients who were treated in the past 3 years are analyzed. We mainly focused on the psychological risk factors and the psychosocial aspects.
Lozano
M
M
Department of Psychiatry, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Carcedo
C
C
Artigao
R
R
Huertas
D
D
O'Neill of Tyrone
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A
Pelegrin
C
C
Maroto
J M
JM
Jordá
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L
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001143:Arousal; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010556:Personality Tests; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role; D014434:Type A Personality