Objective. Acute and chronic psychological distress have been associated with coronary
heart disease (CHD) but little is known about the determinants of distress as a coronary risk …

There is now little doubt that individuals who are well‐adjusted, socially stable, and well‐
integrated into their communities are at significantly lower risk for disease and premature …

Objective: Type D personality—a joint tendency toward negative affectivity (NA) and social
inhibition (SI)—is related to poor cardiac prognosis, but there is no standard for assessing …

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is increasingly measured as an outcome
for clinical and health services research. However, relatively little is known about how non …

We review evidence for links between personality traits and longevity. We provide an
overview of personality for health scientists, using the primary organizing framework used in …

Background Psychological distress has been associated with the pathogenesis and
progression of coronary heart disease (CHD) but little is known about the determinants of …

Background—Improvement in treatment of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) has
caused longer survival but also an increase in the number of patients at risk for subsequent …

Objective: The relationship between Type D personality (the joint tendency towards negative
affectivity [NA] and social inhibition [SI]) and laboratory indices of cardiovascular health was …

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 …

Many studies have demonstrated the role of psychosocial and behavioural risk factors in the
aetiology and pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders. Recently, a new personality …