Management of psychologic responses to myocardial infarction.
The psychologic responses of denial, anxiety, and depression occur in a natural, predictable sequence in patients suffering acute myocardial infarction. Therapeutic interventions are possible to smooth the patient's passage through these psychologic stages: cognitive structuring, environmental manipulation, relaxation exercises, anticipation, encouragement, physical conditioning and activity, and group interactions. Multidisciplinary cooperation in the psychologic support of patients after myocardial infarction is stressed.
D001007:Anxiety; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy