Mitral valve prolapse, panic states, and anxiety. A dilemma in perspective.
The inter-relationship of mitral valve prolapse and psychiatric symptoms as a model for the approach to illness for psychiatrists is considered. The clinical usefulness of the concept of mitral valve prolapse is discussed and placed in perspective to consultation-liaison psychiatry. The special role of an integrative, multidimensional model of all illness is emphasized.
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology*; D011570:Psychiatry