The role of psychopathology in perceiving, reporting and treating intermittent claudication. A systematic review.
CONCLUSIONS: Mental disorders might influence the way in which the symptoms of the disease are reported, coped with, and treated. However, the results of the review preclude recommending a routine psychological examination as one of basic diagnostic procedures in patients with peripheral artery disease suffering from IC.
PMID: 30203636 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Angiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Angiol Source Type: research
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