General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118 , March 2005

Personality characteristics among cardiothoracic transplant recipients

  • Carol S. Stilley, Ph.D., R.N.

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Tel.: +1 412 383 7284; fax: +1 412 624 1508.
    • ,
  • Mary Amanda Dew, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • ,
  • Paul Pilkonis, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • ,
  • Ann Bender, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • ,
  • Mary McNulty, M.L.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • ,
  • Alan Christensen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, IA 52242, USA
    • ,
  • Kenneth R. McCurry, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Surgery (Cardiothoracic Transplant Program), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    • ,
  • Robert L. Kormos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Surgery (Cardiothoracic Transplant Program), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

Received 30 August 2004 ,Accepted 30 November 2004.

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☆ This research is supported by: NIH NINR1 P30 NR03924-09, NIMH R03 MH62435 (CS Stilley), 1R01MH059229 (MA Dew).

PII: S0163-8343(04)00143-4

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2004.11.005

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118 , March 2005

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