OBJECTIVE: This article reviews all available literature concerning the implications of Type
D personality (the conjoint effects of negative affectivity and social inhibition) among patients
with noncardiovascular conditions. METHODS: Published papers were included if they
studied Type D personality among noncardiovascular patient populations. Twelve articles
met our inclusion criteria and were subjected to a methodological quality checklist (eg,
sample size, response rate, Type D measurement). RESULTS: The methodological quality�…