Estudio descriptivo de la personalidad y psicopatología en pacientes con síncope vasovagal
Por:
Ríos-Martínez B.P., Huitrón-Cervantes G., Márquez M.F., González-Hermosillo J.A., Rangel-Rodríguez G.A., Pedraza-Moctezuma L.G.
Publicada:
1 ene 2009
Categoría:
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Resumen:
Syncope is characterized by a sudden and brief loss of the normal state of consciousness (fainting), caused by multiple factors (biological, psychological and social), which consequences can be lethal if it is not timely diagnosed and treated. These episodes affect the total sphere of the subject (on an individual, work, school, social, and family level). Purpose of the study: Contribute to the study of vasovagal syncope (VVS) patients, describing their personality and psychopathological characteristics. Method: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was used to evaluate psychopathology in a sample of 30 subjects diagnosed with (VVS), attended in the National Institute of Cardiology "Ignacio Chávez", making a descriptive analysis of the complete sample, regarding demographic variables and inventory scores. Results: The scales with higher scores found within these subjects were hypochondriasis (= 67.43), depression (= 69.83), hysteria (= 67.83) among others. Conclusions: In general, patients with (VVS) show significant levels of anxiety and depression, dissatisfaction, bad mood, pessimism, concern, somatic complaints, difficulty to solve problems adaptively, among others. This study remarks the importance of knowing these characteristics to implement treatments that manage this disease properly and may improve patients quality of life, as well as their physical and mental health. © 2009 Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez. Publicado por Elsevier México.
Filiaciones:
Ríos-Martínez B.P.:
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez del 1989 al 2007, United States
Huitrón-Cervantes G.:
CEF
Márquez M.F.:
Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico
González-Hermosillo J.A.:
Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico
Rangel-Rodríguez G.A.:
Universidad de Las Américas, A.C., Mexico
Pedraza-Moctezuma L.G.:
Instituto de Investigación Y Educación en Ciencias de la Salud
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