Psychiatric Comorbidity and Psychological Characteristics in a Sample of Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome
Journal Title: Psilogos - Year 2011, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Takotsubo syndrome is a good prognosis acute cardiac syndrome more frequently occurring in postmenopausal women, usually preceded by psychological or physical stress. The authors collected demographic and clinical data and evaluated psychiatric and psychological aspects of a seven-patient sample diagnosed with this syndrome. Patient Health Questionnaire and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) were applied. Four of the participants were medicated with psychotropic medication and a depressive disorder was diagnosed in two of them. MMPI results revealed psychopathic deviate and paranoia characteristics in the evaluated patients.
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Carlos Vieira, Alice Luís, Mafalda Miranda, Carlota Tomé, Teresa Maia, Alexandra Lourenço, Bárbara Lopes, Graça Cardoso
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