Anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
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Anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
In a rare prospective study exploring the issue, ICD discharges during the year after device implantation had little overall effect on patients' anxiety or posttraumatic stress, which was initially common and at high levels but improved significantly over time in most cases.
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Tags: Advanced Life Support, Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Stress Management
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ICD-recipient anxiety high at first, improved over a year—shocks or not http://bit.ly/6Ajqhm #heartwire
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