TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1980//
TI  - Suicide attempt by pacemaker system abuse: a case report with comments on the psychological adaptation of pacemaker patients
JO  - Pacing and clinical electrophysiology
A1  - Simon, A. B.
A1  - Kleinman, P.
A1  - Janz, N.
SP  - 224
EP  - 228
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
N2  - Thirty patients selected at random from a pacemaker clinic were interviewed to gain an understanding of how psychological symptoms in these patients related to their cardiac condition. In 20% veiled depression or even a wish to die was elicited. Joking, fantasies, and denial were common psychological mechanisms used to adapt to their illness and the pacemaker itself. A dramatic example of attempted suicide in which the patient tried to cut the subcutaneously implanted pacemaker leads is presented and illustrated.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0147-8389
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -