Psychosocial predictors of sudden death: A review and critique

Binik, Yitzchak M.

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(85)90055-3

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“…It should also be noted that elevated GHQ score proved to be a significant predictor of out-of-hospital deaths, but not overall cardiac mortality during the program year. As mentioned previously, depressive affect has been identified as a potential risk factor for sudden death in general (31), and this result gives some credence to the validity of our proxy measure. It is also of interest that marital status was a significant univariate predictor of out-ofhospital deaths during the program year, and that after controlling for background variables, other prognostic variables, and treatment group participation, marital status, while no longer a significant risk factor (p ~ 0.20), played more of a role than either family history or arrhythmias.…”

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confidence: 68%

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Long-term follow-up of the Ischemic Heart Disease Life Stress Monitoring Program.

Frasure-Smith

Prince

1989

Psychosomatic Medicine

144

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This study examines patient outcomes up to seven years after a one-year, post-myocardial infarction (MI) stress monitoring and management program. A previous randomized controlled trial involving 461 male patients demonstrated that the program lowered stress scores and reduced one-year cardiac deaths by almost 50%, but made no difference in readmission rates or durations. The present study used medical records to assess the durability of these outcomes. Results indicated that the difference in cardiac deaths was primarily due to out-of-hospital deaths (that is, those that were more likely to have been sudden deaths) and persisted for six months beyond the end of the program, after which the mortality curves began to approach one another. In addition, although during the program year MI recurrences occurred at the same rate in the two groups, during the years after the program there were fewer MI recurrences among the treated patients. Over the full follow-up period the group difference in MI recurrences was statistically significant (p = 0.043). Results are considered in terms of methodological limitations of the study, including the timing of randomization, sample selection requirements, and group differences on baseline variables. Findings are also discussed in relation to the outcomes of other programs producing long-term reductions in recurrences or deaths from ischemic heart disease. It is suggested that, regardless of their approach, all such programs may share a common therapeutic mechanism: the provision of emotional support during a period of high vulnerability to stress.

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“…The notion that highly anxious or depressed patients tend to be at greater cardiac risk than other patients is far from new (30). In addition, a recent review of the psychosocial predictors of sudden death identified depressive affect as one of the major risk factors for this phenomenon (31).…”

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Long-term follow-up of the Ischemic Heart Disease Life Stress Monitoring Program.

Frasure-Smith

Prince

1989

Psychosomatic Medicine

144

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“…De salientar que o termo psicossocial tem sido utilizado para referir uma grande variedade de factores psicológicos e sociais, que se relacionam com a saúde e a doença mental (Binik, 1985). Considera o autor que não existe termo mais apropriado para descrever as características da pessoa, nomeadamente traços de personalidade, mecanismos de defesa, estados emocionais e cognitivos, e os factores sócio-ambientais como, por exemplo, as situações indutoras de stress.…”

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Risco para depressão, ansiedade e alcoolismo entre trabalhadores informais

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A OMS aponta que os transtornos mentais menores acometem cerca de 30% dos trabalhadores ocupados e os transtornos mentais graves, 5 a 10%. Esta pesquisa objetivou identificar o risco, o perfil sociodemográfico e os fatores de risco para depressão, ansiedade e alcoolismo entre 86 trabalhadores informais no município de João Pessoa - PB, no período de agosto de 2006 a outubro de 2007. Trata-se de um estudo individuado, observacional, de corte transversal. Os dados foram coletados através dos questionários SRQ-20, CAGE e de um questionário sobre fatores de risco da saúde mental. Para a análise, utilizou-se o software SPSS 15.0. O risco para depressão e ansiedade foi apresentado por 31,4% da amostra, e o risco para alcoolismo, por 24,4%. Os dados sociodemográficos comuns aos riscos estudados foram: predominância da idade de 21 a 40 anos e da renda mensal de um a três salários mínimos. Os fatores de risco sobrecarga de trabalho e tempo insuficiente para lazer foram associados aos riscos para depressão, ansiedade e alcoolismo. Ressalta-se a necessidade de elaboração de ações de saúde mental que minimizem o sofrimento desses trabalhadores, melhorando sua qualidade de vida. A terapia comunitária é indicada como uma ação de prevenção do adoecimento mental. Descritores: Risco; Transtornos mentais; Saúde do trabalhador.

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“…The individual who dies after being hexed takes several days to die. As Binik (1985) implied, voodoo death has more in common with the deaths of some of those in concentration camps, where some of the inmates, rendered helpless by the trauma and starvation, become resigned to their impending death and die within days (Krysinska & Lester, 2006), those who are shipwrecked (Henderson & Bostock, 1977), or prisoners of war (Strassman, Thaler & Schein, 1956).…”

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Voodoo Death

Lester

2009

Omega (Westport)

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Scholarly writing on voodoo death is reviewed. Criticisms that voodoo deaths in indigenous societies have never been well documented are refuted with cases medically documented in developed nations. The work of Cannon and Richter on sudden death in animals is reviewed and dismissed as irrelevant for understanding voodoo death. The role of starvation and dehydration is discussed, and it is suggested that the given-up/giving-up hypothesis best fits the phenomenon of voodoo death. Hypotheses for future research are suggested.

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Psychosocial predictors of sudden death: A review and critique

Cited by 18 publications

References 144 publications

Long-term follow-up of the Ischemic Heart Disease Life Stress Monitoring Program.

Long-term follow-up of the Ischemic Heart Disease Life Stress Monitoring Program.

Risco para depressão, ansiedade e alcoolismo entre trabalhadores informais

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