El infarto del miocardio se ha asociado en la literatura con la personalidad tipo A y con ciertos rasgos específicos de personalidad: depresión, ansiedad, psicopatía, hipocondría y deterioro de la autoestima. Sin embargo son múltiples las inconsistencias comunicadas en esta asociación, sobre todo en lo que a la ansiedad y depresión se refiere.
Autor: Georgina L. Álvarez Rayón, Rosalía Vázquez Arévalo, Juan Manuel Mancilla Díaz Fuente: Acta psiquiátrica y psicológica de América Latina
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Tabla I.- Medias y desviaciones estándar obtenidas en los inventarios por ambos grupos
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