Psychological stress and type D personality have been associated with adverse cardiac
prognosis, but little is known about their relative effect on the pathogenesis of coronary heart …

Type D personality (the combination of negative affect and social inhibition) is associated
with poor prognosis in cardiac patients. The current study aims to investigate the relationship …

OBJECTIVE: To (a) investigate the prevalence of type-D personality (the conjoint effects of
negative affectivity and social inhibition) in a healthy British and Irish population;(b) to test …

With great interest we have read the study by Al-Qezweny et al.[1]. In this prospective study
the association between Type D personality and depression was investigated in patients …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that Type-D personality is associated with elevated cortisol
levels in patients 4 months after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: Salivary …

Background: Type D personality is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality risk
in cardiovascular disease patients, but the mechanisms explaining this risk are unclear. We …

Purpose: Links between psychophysiological reactions to stress stimuli and perceived
mental distress, including type D personality, anxiety, and depression, are still under debate …

Since the landmark studies of the late 60s and early 70s, we as a field have tried to find the
key psychosocial predictors of poorer cardiovascular outcomes. In the mid-90s, a new …

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 …

Many studies have focused on Type A and Type D personality types in the context of
cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but nothing is known about how these personality types …