staff burnout in tabriz hospitals: the role of behavior types and coping strategies   badri gargari r [1] *, lotfinia h [2] , mohamadnajad r [3]    received : 16 march , 2011 accepted: 10june , 2011   abstract  background & aims: feeling burnout leads to reduced productivity in organizations and has physical and mental signs such as overreacting to minor hassles, reporting being overwhelmed, an...

BACKGROUND The Type D (distressed) personality refers to a general propensity to psychological distress defined by the combination of negative affectivity and social inhibition. Type D personality predicts poor mental and physical health in cardiac patients, but it has been argued that its assessment is affected by the state of illness. Therefore, validation of the Type D construct in healthy a...

OBJECTIVE Type D personality can be regarded as a promising cardiovascular risk marker that has been repeatedly linked to relevant indicators of mental health, quality of life, morbidity, and mortality in cardiac patients. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive technology that can provide information regarding a patient's sympathetic/parasympathetic balance and the control mechanisms of...

Clinical disorders (ie, Axis I disorders) often coexist with personality disorders. Patients with these comorbidities can be some of the most challenging for psychiatrists, because they pose a real and substantial risk for suicide and suicidal behavior. DSM-5 groups the 10 personality disorders into clusters A, B, and C. The prevalence of cluster A, B, and C personality disorders with Axis I co...

BACKGROUND Type D (distressed) personality has been associated with adverse cardiac prognosis and poor emotional well-being in cardiac patients, but it is still unclear what mechanisms link Type D personality with poor clinical outcomes in cardiac patients. In the present cohort of Icelandic cardiac patients, we examined potential pathways that may explain this relationship. The objectives were...

Aim. The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between cognitive functioning in people with borderline personality disorder and their overall functioning level, as well as psychopathology intensification specific for this type of disorders. Method. 64 patients aged 18–55 (M = 30.09) with borderline personality disorder (emotionally unstable personality – borderline type in the ICD-10...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the association between type D personality and self-care behaviors in heart failure (HF) patients. We examined the effect of type D personality on self-care behaviors and self-efficacy among Chinese HF patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a convenience sample was conducted. All participants completed the questionnaires of the self-care of HF index (V...

Aim: To evaluate the possible causes of the greater perimetric damage found in OAG subjects with type A behaviour and the possible role of psycho-physiological stress. Materials and methods: 80 patients with OAG, 44 women and 36 men, 40 with type A behaviour and 40 with type B studied with the Type A/B Personality Questionnaire (A modified version of the Jenkins Activity Survey), underwent a co...

BACKGROUND Type D personality (a joint tendency to experience negative emotions and inhibit self-expression) has been associated with adverse outcomes across cardiovascular diseases, but little is known about its association with remembered parenting. OBJECTIVE The authors sought to investigate the association between Type D personality, remembered parenting, and perceived health outcomes. ...