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Type D Personality Is Associated With Increased Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Their Partners

From the Department of Psychology and Health (S.S.P.), Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology (S.S.P., R.T.V.D., D.A.M.J.T., L.J., R.A.M.E.), Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy (R.A.M.E.), Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

View larger version (22K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Prevalence of anxiety and depression in ICD patients and their partners stratified by gender

View larger version (24K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Prevalence of anxiety and depression in ICD patients and their partners stratified by Type D personality. Number of patients/partners is given at top of bars. A score on the Type D personality scale could not be calculated for 1 patient and 1 partner.

View larger version (24K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. Prevalence of anxiety and depression in ICD patients stratified by Type D personality and shocks (no shocks vs. 1 shock)