@article{ref1,
title="Psychosocial predictors of sudden death: a review and critique",
journal="Social science and medicine (1982)",
year="1985",
author="Binik, Y. M.",
volume="20",
number="7",
pages="667-680",
abstract="Research and selected case studies concerning psychosocial prediction of sudden death are evaluated under three categories: sudden cardiac, sudden infant and sudden traumatic death. The psychosocial predictors reviewed include novelty-pre-exposure, control-helplessness, restraint, Type A behavior, life change, bereavement, denial, social support and contact, voodoo, psychiatric illness, mother infant separation, submission-defeat, housing, handling and environmental enrichment. Four of these predictors, controllability-helplessness, pre-exposure-novelty, depressive affect and physical restraint are repeatedly cited in both human and animal studies and their importance is critically evaluated. <br><br>METHODological and substantive recommendations for future research are made and a discussion of possible mechanisms is presented.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0277-9536",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}