Vital exhaustion, a mental state characterized by decreasing energy, general malaise, and minor depression, frequently precedes the onset of myocardial infarction.
Proposes the concept of 'vital exhaustion' to describe the mental state of decreasing energy and minor depression that often precedes myocardial infarction.
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Both cardiologists and psychiatrists have observed that the onset of myocardial infarction is often preceded by feelings of decreasing energy, general malaise, and minor depression. This paper describes these observations and tries to integrate the findings. It is proposed that the mental state preceding myocardial infarction can be best described as 'vital exhaustion'.
A. Appels (Sun,) reported a other. Vital exhaustion, a mental state characterized by decreasing energy, general malaise, and minor depression, frequently precedes the onset of myocardial infarction.