Patient trying to tell something else: severe stress during COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Fa’iza, Mohd Razib, Mohd Zhafri, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RB Pathology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/96722/7/96722_Patient%20trying%20to%20tell%20something%20else%20severe%20stress.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/96722/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijcs/index.php/ijcs/article/view/237/123

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