The Relationship between A-type Character with Different Classification of TCM and Emotional Disturbance in Coronary Artery Disease Patients
- VernacularTitle:冠心病患者A型性格与情绪障碍及中医辨证分型关系的探讨
- Author:
Junhua YANG
;
Guojing YANG
;
Ru LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
coronary artery disease;
type A behavior pattern;
emotional disorder;
classification of TCM
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2006;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between different behavior types with classification of TCM and emotional disturbance in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. Methods Two hundred and forty-two CAD patients were investigated and grouped to A or B type behavior with type A behavior pattern questionnaire (TABPQ) and symptom check-list 90 (SCL-90). To analysis the emotional disturbance in two groups and investigate their relations with syndrome classification of TCM. Results SCL-90 factor score of anxiety and depression in CAD patients was obviously higher than Chinese norm. Factor score of depression, anxiety, hostility, phobia, paranoid and psychotic state in A-type behavior group was obviously higher than that in B-type group, with statistical significance (P
