Advanced Search

The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 126, No. 1

Articles | July 01, 1969

On Borrowed Time: Observations on Children with Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers and Their Families

RICHARD GALDSTON; WALTER J. GAMBLE

Am J Psychiatry 1969;126:104-108.

View Article Information

Chief, inpatient psychiatric consultation service, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, Mass. 02115, Harvard Medical School

Associate in cardiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, Mass. 02115, Harvard Medical School

1970, American Psychiatric Association

Article

text A A A

PDF of the full text article.

Abstract

A seven-year study of 16 children and two adults with implanted pacemakers showed that the patients and their parents were singularly free from evidence of regression in psychic functioning. Their accommodation to the stress of heart block and artificial pacing was achieved through a triad of psychological processes: identification with a medical attitude, intellectualization, and denial of affect.

Figures in this Article

Your Session has timed out. Please sign back in to continue.

Username

Password

Sign in via Athens (What is this?)

Athens is a service for single sign-on which enables access to all of an institution's subscriptions on- or off-site.

Forgot Password?

Not a subscriber?

Subscribe Now/Learn More

Purchase Online access to this article for 24 hours

PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-IV-TR® library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.

Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).

CME Activity

There is currently no quiz available for this resource. Please click here to go to the CME page to find another.

Submit a Comments

Please read the other comments before you post yours. Contributors must reveal any conflict of interest.
Comments are moderated and will appear on the site at the discertion of JBJS editorial staff.

* = Required Field

Comment Author(s)*(if multiple authors, separate names by comma)

Example: John Doe

Affiliation & Institution*

Comment Title*

Comment*

Cancel

Topics

Product Recommendation

CME Activity