Monthly Archives: August 2011

Lack of prognostic value of type D personality for mortality in a large sample of heart failure patients

Posted on August 25, 2011 by






CONCLUSIONS: In the largest study to date, Type D does not predict mortality. Future research should construe Type D as the interaction of continuous negative affectivity and social inhibition z scores, rather than as a typology, and consider analyses replacing negative affectivity with depression. Continue reading →

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Lack of prognostic value of type D personality for mortality in a large sample of heart failure patients

Posted on August 25, 2011 by






CONCLUSIONS: In the largest study to date, Type D does not predict mortality. Future research should construe Type D as the interaction of continuous negative affectivity and social inhibition z scores, rather than as a typology, and consider analyses replacing negative affectivity with depression. Continue reading →

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