@article { author = {Givtaj, Nozar and Mohebbi, Ahmad and Raissi, Kamal and Houshangi, Farhad and Mirmohseni, Zahra and Moghimi, Parvindokht}, title = {AN EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENTS PERSONALITY PROFILES BEFORE ANGIOGRAPHY OR HEART SURGERY}, journal = {Iranian Heart Journal}, volume = {4}, number = {4}, pages = {57-59}, year = {2003}, publisher = {Iranian Heart Association}, issn = {}, eissn = {}, doi = {}, abstract = {Background-Scientists have long been puzzled by the fact that many heart attacks ‎occur in patients who do not have any predisposing factors such as high blood ‎pressure, smoking, and high cholesterol, and they have always wanted to ascertain ‎what causes these heart attacks. The answer, according to some, may lie not merely in ‎physiology but behavior. In the last 30 years, a small group of scientists has held ‎steadfastly to the hypothesis that the way people think, feel, and act as they cope with ‎the daily stresses of life can have a profound and some times deadly- effect on their ‎heart. In this study we wanted to evaluate the patient s personality profile before ‎angiography or heart surgery‏.‏‎‎ Methods-Two hundred and ten patients who needed angiography or heart surgery ‎were selected to complete the following questionnaires - SCL 90 personality test, ‎general knowledge, demographic questionnaire, and surgical questionnaire‏.‏ Results- The personality traits of patients are susceptible to change before ‎angiography and heart surgery, but according to the GSI standard, these changes are ‎limited to the neurotic phase‏.‏‎‎ Conclusion-The presence of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists are useful and the ‎employment of psychotherapy, psychoanalytic techniques, and education of patients ‎can maximize the result of heart surgery as well (Iranian Heart Journal 2003; 4 (4):57-‎‎59).‎  }, keywords = {PERSONALITY .ANGIOGRAPHYM HEART SURGERY}, url = {http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_83648.html}, eprint = {http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_83648_2fd62188959c65a6254b8ce48f189166.pdf} }