General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 414-420 , September 2008

Negative illness perceptions are associated with new-onset depression following myocardial infarction

  • Chris Dickens, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 0161 276 5386; fax: +44 0161 273 2135.
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  • Linda McGowan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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  • Carol Percival, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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  • Barbara Tomenson, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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  • Lawrence Cotter, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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  • Anthony Heagerty, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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  • Francis Creed, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

Received 11 March 2008 ,Accepted 11 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.04.003

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 414-420 , September 2008

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