title: Psychological patterns in patients with coronary heart disease, chronic pain and respiratory disorder.
abstract: Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), chronic pain and respiratory disorder were investigated for different patterns of psychological factors. Several psychological factors were measured: depression (using Beck's 'BDI'), anxiety (using Spielberger's 'STAI'), anger (Spielberger's 'AX'), and cynicism (Greenglass & Julkunen's 'CD'). The special psychological pattern in patients with CHD was characterized by an increase in suppressed anger, overall experienced anger, and cynicism. Patients with chronic pain did not show any comparable pattern of elevated psychological factors. The pattern in patients with respiratory disorder was characterized by increased cynicism and, in women, also clinical depression.
authors.affiliation: MidSweden University at Ostersund, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lisspers
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nygren
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Söderman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000786:Anger; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires