With a view to strengthening the private sector's contribution to NCD prevention and control,
Heads of State and Government committed at the UN General Assembly in paragraph 44 of …

Pain conditions are among the leading causes of global disability, impacting on global
healthcare utilization (HCU). Health seeking behavior might be influenced by cognitive and …

Objectives Survivors of acute cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, such as acute coronary
syndrome (ACS) and stroke, may experience significant psychological distress during and …

Objective: Many patients who attend an emergency department (ED) with chest pain receive
a diagnosis of non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP), and often suffer poor psychological …

Background Patients with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) suffer from recurrent chest pain
and make substantial use of healthcare resources. Objective To explore the prevalence of …

Objectives Two studies examined whether observers' personality traits contribute to
prosocial responses to others' facial expression of pain. Experiment 1 examined the …

Objectives This study aimed to estimate the incidence of medical consultations six months
after an emergency department (ED) consultation for non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP). It also …

Anxiety contributes to the chest pain symptom complex in 30% to 40% of patients with low-
risk chest pain seen in the emergency department (ED). The validated Hospital Anxiety …

Background Psychological distress such as somatization, fear of body sensations, cardiac
anxiety and depressive symptoms is common among patients with non-cardiac chest pain …

Background: There is increasing evidence that individuals with psychosis are at increased
risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and several other medical …