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Abstract
The severity of cerebrovascular attack (CVA) in patients having no known history of cardiovascular problems tends to be influenced by two factors: (a) recent life events; and (b) “type A” personality. It was found that the higher the frequency of life events reported by the CVA patients, the more severe were the CVAs. The percentage of CVA patients having no known history of cardiovascular disorders who were of type A personality was much highe: among the more severe CVA patients. The results of this study indicate the importance of these factors in precipitating CVA.
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Shlomo Yehuda
Joyce Laing works in the Department of Child and Family Psychiatry, Playfield House, Cupar, Fife, and is a Consultant Art Therapist to Psychiatric Hospitals and Prisons and Chairwoman of the Scottish Society of Art and Psychology.