Poststroke anxiety and its relationship to coping and stage of recovery

被引:12
作者
Gillespie, DC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BIRMINGHAM,SCH PSYCHOL,DEPT CLIN PSYCHOL,BIRMINGHAM,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
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10.2466/pr0.1997.80.3c.1059
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Anxiety disorders are reported to be common but poorly understood poststroke phenomena. The relationships between symptoms of anxiety, coping activity, and stage of recovery were investigated in 44 subjects who had suffered strokes (mean age 68.6 years). Consistent with general models of anxiety disorders, anxiety was associated with more frequent use of avoidant coping strategies. No significant relationship was found between time poststroke and self-reported distress.
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页码:1059 / 1064
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