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Fritzsche K¹ ; Monsalve SD¹ ; Frahm G² ; Afshar Zanjani H^{3, 4} ; Goli F^{5, 6} ; Chen FKY⁷
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine: An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting Published:2014

Abstract

After myocardial infarction 20∈% of patients meet the criteria of a depressive or anxiety disorder and have an elevated risk of death. In biopsychosocial anamnesis the doctor can identify maladaptive coping strategies and psychosocial risk factors as hostility, vital exhaustion, social isolation and stress at work. Basic interventions include increasing self-esteem, reducing lack of confidence and anxiety, promoting changes in lifestyle (dietary advice, physical activity, nonsmoking training) and correction of maladaptive relation patterns in family and at the workplace. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York. All rights are reserved.