Patient trying to tell something else: severe stress during COVID19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Fa’iza, Mohd Razib, Mohd Zhafri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/91714/7/91714_Patient%20trying%20to%20tell%20something%20else.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/91714/

Identifying mental health illness poses a dilemma, particularly the distinction between heart disease and severe stress. Without early intervention, it can be escalating into psychiatric disorder and suicide. A 44-year-old man sought cardiologist consultation for the “heart disease” symptoms. As...