The role of denial in recovery from coronary heart disease.
Levine J, Warrenburg S, Kerns R, Schwartz G, Delaney R, Fontana A, Gradman A, Smith S, Allen S, Cascione R. The role of denial in recovery from coronary heart disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 1987, 49: 109-117. PMID: 3575599, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198703000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseDenial of illnessHeart diseaseCoronary bypass surgerySeverity of illnessHigh deniersCourse of recoveryBypass surgeryHospital dischargeHospital recoveryMale patientsCardiac dysfunctionIntensive careMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsIllness ScaleLow deniersMedical recommendationsLevine DenialMore daysIllnessLongitudinal studyPatientsInternal consistencyDisease