Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients who have had a myocardial infarction

Eyal Shemesh; Maya Koren-Michowitz; Rachel Yehuda; Olga Milo-Cotter; Elmer Murdock; Zvi Vered; Benjamin L. Shneider; Jack M. Gorman; Gad Cotter

doi:10.1176/appi.psy.47.3.231

Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients who have had a myocardial infarction

Eyal Shemesh, Maya Koren-Michowitz, Rachel Yehuda, Olga Milo-Cotter, Elmer Murdock, Zvi Vered, Benjamin L. Shneider, Jack M. Gorman, Gad Cotter

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Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and risk factors for recurrent ischemia were evaluated in 65 survivors of a myocardial infarction (MI) at baseline and 6 months afterward. PTSD patients had more uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors at baseline. Patients with PTSD (N = 14) were offered trauma-focused cognitive-behavior treatment (CBT) plus a nonspecific intervention to improve adherence to medical recommendations. Adherence to aspirin improved in recipients of the nonspecific intervention (N = 8); PTSD symptoms and cardiovascular risk improved in patients who received CBT (N = 6). PTSD may be a treatable risk factor for poor post-Mi outcome. Further research is needed to evaluate treatment options.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-239
Number of pages	9
Journal	Psychosomatics
Volume	47
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.47.3.231
State	Published - 2006

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