Specific negative emotions have been related to adverse cardiac events, but a general
propensity to psychological distress may also affect cardiovascular outcomes. In this …

■ ABSTRACT General distress, shared across depression, anxiety and anger, partly
accounts for the link between mind and heart. The type D (distressed) personality profile …

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Hintergrund: Depressive Störungen und Herzerkrankungen sind auf
vielfältige Weise miteinander verschränkt. Die Analyse ihres Zusammenhangs erfolgt …

Abstract Background People with Type D-Distressed-personality have a general tendency
towards increased negative affectivity (NA), while at the same time inhibiting these emotions …

Objective Methodological considerations and selected null findings indicate the need to
reexamine the Type D construct. We investigated whether associations with cardiac events …

BACKGROUND: Type D is considered as a non pathological personality trait and propensity
for mental distress. Its relationship with mental distress has been mainly studied in …

Aims Type D personality–defined as high negative affectivity (NA) and high social inhibition
(SI)–has been associated with adverse cardiovascular prognosis. We explored the …

Background Type D personality–the combination of negative affectivity (NA) and social
inhibition (SI)–has been associated with depression but little is known about underlying …

Background: Type D personality is considered as an independent risk factor for morbidity
and mortality in cardiovascular patients and a vulnerability factor for distress in the general …

Introduction Previous studies describe nursing as an occupation with a high-risk for burnout.
However, less attention has been paid to the individual factors underlying this psychological …