Abraham Rudnick

TL;DR: PTSD symptoms predicted poor disease control in this cohort of MI survivors and the data suggest that screening MI survivors for symptoms of PTSD may be beneficial if this high-risk population is to be targeted for interventions.

TL;DR: In this paper, a lack of aspirin effect on platelets after a myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with poor health outcome, which may be due to biological resistance to aspirin or due to non-adherence.

TL;DR: The five most promising candidate interventions to improve hope in people with mental disorders are (i) collaborative strategies for illness management, (ii) fostering relationships, (iii) peer support, (iv) helping clients to assume control and to formulate and pursue realistic goals, and (v) specific interventions to support multiple positive factors such as self-esteem, self-efficacy, spirituality and well-being.

TL;DR: Nonadherence to medications predicts adverse outcome during the first year after an acute MI and is associated with PTSD symptoms, which may either be a marker for or a cause of nonadherence.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the LI effect is indeed related to the processing of irrelevant stimuli, and that, at least female schizophrenic patients process such stimuli differently from controls.