Cameron Lacey1, Roger Mulder2, Paul Bridgman3, Bridget Kimber2, Julie Zarifeh4, Martin Kennedy5, Vicky Cameron6. 1. Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. Electronic address: cameron.lacey@otago.ac.nz. 2. Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. 3. Department of Cardiology, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand. 4. Psychiatric Consultation Service, Christchurch Hospital, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand. 5. Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. 6. Christchurch Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The development of somatoform illnesses is often associated with prior psychiatric illness and life stress. Broken heart syndrome has been associated with a range of stressors and we aimed to investigate if psychiatric illnesses are risk factors for developing broken heart syndrome. METHODS: We systematically assessed for antecedent psychiatric risk factors in two groups of cases (people who developed sporadic and earthquake-related broken heart syndrome) and compared them to a control group of healthy volunteers. RESULTS: We found that of the ten psychiatric risk factors examined, only 'neuroticism' significantly differed between participants with broken heart syndrome and healthy volunteers. CONCLUSION: There was no association between previous psychiatric illness and development of broken heart syndrome in this study. Clinical assessment of psychiatric risk factors may not identify patients at increased risk of broken heart syndrome.
OBJECTIVE: The development of somatoform illnesses is often associated with prior psychiatric illness and life stress. Broken heart syndrome has been associated with a range of stressors and we aimed to investigate if psychiatric illnesses are risk factors for developing broken heart syndrome. METHODS: We systematically assessed for antecedent psychiatric risk factors in two groups of cases (people who developed sporadic and earthquake-related broken heart syndrome) and compared them to a control group of healthy volunteers. RESULTS: We found that of the ten psychiatric risk factors examined, only 'neuroticism' significantly differed between participants with broken heart syndrome and healthy volunteers. CONCLUSION: There was no association between previous psychiatric illness and development of broken heart syndrome in this study. Clinical assessment of psychiatric risk factors may not identify patients at increased risk of broken heart syndrome.
Authors: George M Watson; Christina W Chan; Laura Belluscio; Kit Doudney; Cameron J Lacey; Martin A Kennedy; Paul Bridgman Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2019-05-05 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Cameron J Lacey; Kit Doudney; Paul G Bridgman; Peter M George; Roger T Mulder; Julie J Zarifeh; Bridget Kimber; Murray J Cadzow; Michael A Black; Tony R Merriman; Klaus Lehnert; Vivienne M Bickley; John F Pearson; Vicky A Cameron; Martin A Kennedy Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2018-05-15 Impact factor: 4.379