Title

Posttraumatic stress disorder after myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science

Abstract

Post traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric disease that is usually precipitated by life threatening stressors. Myocardial infarction, especially in the young can count as one such event. The development of post traumatic stress after a coronary event not only adversely effects psychiatric health, but leads to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. There is increasing evidence that like major depression, post traumatic stress disorder is also a strong coronary risk factor. Early diagnosis and treatment of this disease in patients with acute manifestations of coronary artery disease can improve patient outcomes. 2017 International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science | Published by Wolters Kluwer-Medknow.

First Page

84

Last Page

90

DOI

10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_27_17

Publication Date

4-1-2017

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