Why the study?
Does successful coronary bypass surgery improve empirically derived MMPI profiles in patients awaiting surgery?
Does successful coronary bypass surgery improve empirically derived MMPI profiles in patients awaiting surgery?
Successful coronary bypass surgery significantly reduces overall psychological distress as measured by MMPI profiles, while individual personality profile shapes remain stable.
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Successful CABG was associated with reduced distress; hypothesis-generating for personality stability in coronary disease, pending randomized confirmation.
Clark et al. (1988) studied this question.
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