Emotional profiles of families with a heart-operated patient: A pilot study

Giordano Invernizzi; Cinzia Bressi; Paolo Bertrando; Alberto Passerini; Andrea Giannelli; Massimo Clerici; Paolo Biglioli; Carlo L. Cazzullo

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Emotional profiles of families with a heart-operated patient: A pilot study

Giordano Invernizzi, Cinzia Bressi, Paolo Bertrando, Alberto Passerini, Andrea Giannelli, Massimo Clerici, Paolo Biglioli, Carlo L. Cazzullo

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Family interaction is a basic factor in determining the quality of life of patients undergoing heart surgery. The present study investigates the emotional attitudes in the relatives of 10 heart-operated patients. The results indicate that a high amount of relatives' emotional overinvolvement and warmth tends toward a correlation with lower anxiety and depression scores, and with a better 12-month outcome of the illness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
Volume	55
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000288402
Publication status	Published - 1991

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Applied Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychology(all)

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