PTSD symptoms associated with increased risk of death after heart events

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 13:28 in Health & Medicine

Individuals who receive implantable cardiac defibrillators after a sudden heart event appear more likely to die within five years if they experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, regardless of the severity of their disease, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...

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